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<dc:title>The effect of cutaneous vasculature on skin pigmentation</dc:title>
<dc:title>피부 혈관이 피부 색소변화에 끼치는 영향</dc:title>
<dc:creator>박, 지윤</dc:creator>
<dc:contributor>강, 희영</dc:contributor>
<dc:contributor>대학원 의학과</dc:contributor>
<dc:contributor>107328</dc:contributor>
<dc:contributor>박, 지윤</dc:contributor>
<dc:subject>Co-culture</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>Cutaneous vasculature</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>Endothelial cells</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>Hyperpigmentary disorder</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>Melanocytes</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>Melasma</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>Skin pigmentation</dc:subject>
<dc:description>ABSTARCT i &#xd;
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ii &#xd;
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LIST OF FIGURES iv &#xd;
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LIST OF TABLES vii &#xd;
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I. INTRODUCTION 1 &#xd;
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II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 3 &#xd;
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    A. Cell cultures and treatment 3 &#xd;
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    B. Co-culture using transwell system 4 &#xd;
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C. Preparation of the bEnd.3/HUVECs conditioned medium 4 &#xd;
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D. Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation of endothelial cells 5 &#xd;
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    E. Endothelial tube formation assay model using GeltrexTM Matrix 5 &#xd;
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    F. Hypoxia treatments 5 &#xd;
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    G. Melanin content and tyrosinase activity 5 &#xd;
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    H. Western blot analysis 6 &#xd;
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    I. Real-time PCR and RT-PCR 6 &#xd;
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    J. RNA sequence analysis 7 &#xd;
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    K. Ex vivo skin organ culture and pigmentation assay of cultured skin 7 &#xd;
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    L. Statistical analysis 8 &#xd;
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III. RESULTS 9 &#xd;
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    A. Preliminary study 9 &#xd;
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1. Effect of HUVECs on the proliferation of fibroblasts 9 &#xd;
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    B. The presence of endothelial cells has a negative effect on pigmentation 10 &#xd;
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1. The effect of murine endothelial cells on pigmentation 10 &#xd;
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2. The verification of the effect of endothelial cells with human cells 12 &#xd;
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    C. Additional modification of endothelial cells 15 &#xd;
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    1. UV irradiation: Contrary to non-stimulated cells, UV-irradiated endothelial cells induce pigmentation 15 &#xd;
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2. VEGF treatment 19 &#xd;
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3. Endothelial tube formation assay using GeltrexTM Matrix 20 &#xd;
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4. Endothelial cell-conditioned media with hypoxic condition  22 &#xd;
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5. Triple co-culture study with NHMs, HUVECs, and fibroblasts 23 &#xd;
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D. Identification of possible melanogenic factors secreted by endothelial cells  24 &#xd;
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1. Identification of endothelin-1 as one of melanogenic factors secreted by UV-irradiated endothelial cells 24 &#xd;
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2. Identification of candidate cytokines derived from HUVECs using angiogenesis-related cytokine antibody array 28 &#xd;
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IV. DISCUSSION 31 &#xd;
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V. CONCLUSION 36 &#xd;
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REFERENCES 37 &#xd;
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국문요약 44</dc:description>
<dc:description>Doctor</dc:description>
<dc:date>2015-11-05T06:37:45Z</dc:date>
<dc:date>2015-11-05T06:37:45Z</dc:date>
<dc:date>2015</dc:date>
<dc:date>2015</dc:date>
<dc:type>Thesis</dc:type>
<dc:type>Theses</dc:type>
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