Ultraviolet B (UVB) induces development of early melanocytic progenitors via increased oxidative stress in vitro suggesting the use of antioxidants after repigmentation [corrected] in UVB phototherapy for vitiligo

J Dermatol Sci. 2017 Aug;87(2):208-210. doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2017.04.007. Epub 2017 Apr 24.

¹ Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
² Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County 35053, Taiwan.
³ Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
⁶ Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan. Electronic address: laneric@cc.kmu.edu.tw.

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Keywords: Antioxidant; Melanocyte; Oxidative stress; Ultraviolet B; Vitiligo.

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