Endogenous chromophores in human skin serve as photosensitizers involved in skin
photocarcinogenesis and photoaging. Absorption of solar photons, particularly in the UVA …

Context.—The rapidly developing fields of melanoma research are revolutionizing the
current concepts on melanoma etiology and pathogenesis and are introducing newer …

Purpose To characterize the number and functional status of CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells
(Tregs) in patients with metastatic melanoma (MM) and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) treated …

The serum detection of S100B, a new melanoma marker, has shown clinical significance in
early studies. The aim of our study of 1,339 serum samples from 412 different melanoma …

In this paper, we show that gadolinium-loaded synthetic melanin nanoparticles (Gd (III)-
SMNPs) exhibit up to a 40-fold enhanced photoacoustic signal intensity relative to synthetic …

We present a review of current literature concerning the significance of serological markers
in melanoma patients. Results for cytokines, cytokine receptors, cell adhesion molecules …

A first procedure was devised for determining 3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-DOPA) in
human plasma by isocratic RP-HPLC coupled with electrochemical detection. A second …

The biochemical pathway regulating the synthesis of yellow/red pheomelanin is less well
characterized than the synthesis of black/brown eumelanin. Inhibitor of gold (IG phenotype) …

Summary 1 Melanin pigments can be classified into two major groups: the brown to black
insoluble eumelanins and the alkali-soluble yellow to reddish-brown pheomelanins. Both …

S-Cysteinyldopa (5-S-CD) has been used as a biochemical marker of melanoma
progression. In this study, we measured serum levels of 5-S-CD in 2648 samples taken from …