摘要:
Alterations in the structure of telomeres lead to modulation in the redox state of the cell. Substances which mimic destabilized telomeres, such as t-oligos, have a protective effect on future exposure of a cell to oxidative stress.
摘要:
A method of increasing pigmentation in mammalian skin, as well as protecting mammalian skin against ultraviolet damage, is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of increasing pigmentation in mammalian cells, as well as a method of enhancing melanin production in mammalian melanocytes. A preparation useful in the present methods is additionally disclosed. The methods comprise administering to the epidermis or to the cells DNA fragments, either single- or double-stranded, or a mixture of both, or deoxynucleotides, in a liposomal preparation or other appropriate vehicle. The preparation includes DNA fragments or deoxynucleotides and an appropriate delivery vehicle, such as liposomes.
摘要:
Methods of treatment or prevention of hyperproliferative diseases or pre-cancerous conditions affecting epithelial cells, such as psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis, or hyperproliferative or UV-responsive dermatoses, hyperproliferative or allergically mediated diseases of other epithelia and methods for reducing photoaging or for prophylaxis against or reduction in the likelihood of the development of skin cancer, are disclosed.
摘要:
Methods to control, or manipulate, melanocyte and keratinocyte cell death are disclosed. In particular, a method of preventing epidermal melanocyte cell loss due to injury in a vertebrate is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of inducing hair growth in a vertebrate, a method of inducing hair color in a vertebrate, a method of inducing skin color in a vertebrate, a method of treating baldness in an individual, and a method of treating alopecia areata in an individual.
摘要:
Methods of treatment or prevention of hyperproliferative diseases or pre-cancerous conditions affecting epithelial cells, such as psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis, or hyperproliferative or UV-responsive dermatoses, hyperproliferative or allergically mediated diseases of other epithelia and methods for reducing photoaging, or oxidative stress or for prophylaxis against or reduction in the likelihood of the development of skin cancer, are disclosed.
摘要:
Methods of inhibiting &bgr;-amyloid-mediated activation of the p75 nerve growth factor receptor of a cell that expresses the p75 nerve growth factor receptor are provided. Methods of inhibiting the binding of &bgr;-amyloid protein and &bgr;-amyloid peptides to the p75 nerve growth factor receptor, and methods of inhibiting &bgr;-amyloid-mediated apoptosis of neural crest-derived cells are provided. The methods comprise contacting the cell with a substance, comprising, for example, the amino acid sequence lysine-glycine-lysine (KGK) or lysine-glycine-alanine (KGA), wherein the substance binds to the p75 nerve growth factor receptor, resulting in the inhibition of &bgr;-amyloid protein or &bgr;-amyloid peptide binding to and/or activation of the p75 nerve growth factor receptor, or wherein the substance inhibits &bgr;-amyloid protein or &bgr;-amyloid peptide mediated apoptosis of the cell which expresses the p75 nerve growth factor receptor.
摘要:
A method for maintaining hair growth and coloration in humans by using neurotrophin ligands to prevent p75 nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor mediated apoptosis in melanocytes and keratinocytes is described.
摘要:
Methods of treatment or prevention of hyperproliferative diseases or pre-cancerous conditions affecting epithelial cells, such as psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis, or hyperproliferative or UV-induced dermatoses, and methods for reducing photoaging or for prophylaxis against or reduction in the likelihood of the development of skin cancer, are disclosed. The methods comprise administering to the cells of interest an effective amount of DNA fragments, either single- or double-stranded, or a mixture of both single- and double-stranded fragments, or deoxynucleotides, dinucleotides, or dinucleotide dimers. The DNA fragments, deoxynucleotides, dinucleotides, or dinucleotide dimers can be administered in an appropriate vehicle, such as a liposomal preparation or propylene glycol. Preparations useful in the present methods are additionally disclosed. The preparations comprise DNA fragments, either single- or double-stranded, or a mixture of both single- and double-stranded fragments, or deoxynucleotides, dinucleotides, or dinucleotide dimers, and an appropriate delivery vehicle, such as liposomes or propylene glycol.
摘要:
A method of increasing pigmentation in mammalian skin, as well as protecting mammalian skin against ultraviolet damage, is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of increasing pigmentation in mammalian cells, as well as a method of enhancing melanin production in mammalian melanocytes. A preparation useful in the present methods is additionally disclosed. The methods comprise administering to the epidermis or to the cells DNA fragments, either single- or double-stranded, or a mixture of both, or deoxynucleotides, in a liposomal preparation or other appropriate vehicle. The preparation includes DNA fragments or deoxynucleotides and an appropriate delivery vehicle, such as liposomes.
摘要:
Methods are described wherein the skin of a vertebrate, or the skin or hair of a mammal can be lightened by administration of an agent, e.g., protein, peptide, active fusion protein, active fragment, or molecular mimic, that binds to BMP-4 transmembrane receptors on melanocytes and decreases the level of melanin synthesis. Also described are methods to identify molecules that mimic the function of BMP-4 in causing a decrease in melanin in melanocytes.