Research Article

sPmel17 Secreted by Ultraviolet B-Exposed Melanocytes Alters the Intercellular Adhesion of Keratinocytes

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Expression profiles of FHL2/sPmel17 and E-cad/Dct in matched skin from healthy subjects and from depigmented and from repigmented vitiligo. Skin specimens were biopsied from normal skin, depigmented skin, and repigmented skin. (a) Representative images of immunofluorescence costaining of FHL2 (green) and sPmel17 (red) in normal skin (upper panels), in depigmented lesional skin (middle panels), and in repigmented lesional skin (lower panels). Scale μm. (b) Representative images of immunofluorescence costaining of E-cadherin (green) and DCT (red) in biopsies collected from normal skin, depigmented skin, and repigmented skin, high-magnification images of the boxed areas in merged image panel. Scale μm. Histograms show the FHL2, sPmel17, and E-cadherin relative fluorescence intensity of 10 fields. Data represent of three independent experiments. ; .
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