Article
Tumour necrosis factors and several interleukins inhibit the growth and modulate the antigen expression of normal human melanocytes in vitro.
Archives of dermatological research - 1 Jan 1995
Krasagakis K, Garbe C, Eberle J, Orfanos C E
Abstract excerpt
In the present study the action of various cytokines as regulators of human melanocyte growth and differentiation was examined in vitro. Primary melanocyte cultures were obtained in complete medium free of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate or serum. First passage melanocytes were treated with various concentrations of recombinant tumour necrosis factor alpha and beta (rTNF-alpha, rTNF-beta), as well as with...
Topics
- Antigens
- Cell Division
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Interleukins
- Lymphotoxin-alpha
- Melanocytes
- Phenotype
- Recombinant Proteins
- Skin Pigmentation
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
