UVB Stimulates the Expression of Endothelin B Receptor in Human Melanocytes via a Sequential Activation of the p38/MSK1/CREB/MITF Pathway Which Can Be Interrupted by a French Maritime Pine Bark Extract through a Direct Inactivation of MSK1

• Hideki Tagashira,

  Affiliation Research and Development Division, Toyo Shinyaku Co., Ltd., 7–28 Yayoigaoka, Tosu, Saga, 841–0005, Japan

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• Aki Miyamoto,

  Affiliation Research and Development Division, Toyo Shinyaku Co., Ltd., 7–28 Yayoigaoka, Tosu, Saga, 841–0005, Japan

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• Sei-ichi Kitamura,

  Affiliation Research and Development Division, Toyo Shinyaku Co., Ltd., 7–28 Yayoigaoka, Tosu, Saga, 841–0005, Japan

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• Masahito Tsubata,

  Affiliation Research and Development Division, Toyo Shinyaku Co., Ltd., 7–28 Yayoigaoka, Tosu, Saga, 841–0005, Japan

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• Kazuya Yamaguchi,

  Affiliation Research and Development Division, Toyo Shinyaku Co., Ltd., 7–28 Yayoigaoka, Tosu, Saga, 841–0005, Japan

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• Kinya Takagaki,

  Affiliation Research and Development Division, Toyo Shinyaku Co., Ltd., 7–28 Yayoigaoka, Tosu, Saga, 841–0005, Japan

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• Genji Imokawa

  * E-mail: imokawag@dream.ocn.ne.jp

  Affiliation Research Institute for Biological Functions, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto, Kasugai, Aichi, 487–8501, Japan

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