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Melanin

Whole-genome sequencing, phenotypic characterization, and antifungal susceptibility profiles of three Aspergillus hortae clinical isolates from Colombia

Santiago Marin-Carvajal, Mariana Quiceno Torres, Maria Camila Zuleta, Susana Torres, Álvaro Rúa-Giraldo, Ana Maria García, Clayton L. Borges, Angela Maria López, Juan G. McEwen, Orville Hernández, Oscar Mauricio Gómez

published 17 Feb 2026

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ViT-Stain: Vision transformer-driven virtual staining for skin histopathology via global contextual learning

Muhammad Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Asim Waris, Muhammad Usman Akram, Muhammad Jawad Khan, Muhammad Zeeshan Asaf, Amber Javaid, Syed Omer Gilani, Fawwaz Hazzazi

published 02 Feb 2026

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Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis of melanin-related genes and metabolites in Muchuan Black Bones Chickens

Liu Wei, Jie Hong-Wei, Gao Ming-Chao, Yao Xiu-Mei, Yin Qiong, Xiang Hai, Ma Zheng, Zhang Zheng-Fen, Li Liang, Li Hua, Qi Hao, Ye Fei

published 30 Dec 2025

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Antifungal potential of Rhinacanthus nasutus extracts against the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

Muthita Khongthongdam, Trinity Jantarach, Tanaporn Phetruen, Sittinan Chanarat

published 19 Dec 2025

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Skin melanin is associated with body temperature regulation in humans and mice

Kale S. Bongers, Santiago Tovar, Zanthia Wiley, Michele Sumler, Nina G. Jablonski, Adewole S. Adamson, Sivasubramanium V. Bhavani

published 07 Nov 2025

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Regional differences in the distribution of melanocyte-containing hair bulbs in the skin of male albino rats

Nayuki Numata, Aisa Ozawa, Motoharu Sakaue

published 05 Nov 2025

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A novel skin pigment separation method based on sub-block selection and local clustering

Huanyu Yang, Junzhu Zhang, Yan Ma

published 14 Oct 2025

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BLSAM-TIP: Improved and robust identification of tyrosinase inhibitory peptides by integrating bidirectional LSTM with self-attention mechanism

Saeed Ahmed, Nalini Schaduangrat, Pramote Chumnanpuen, S. M. Hasan Mahmud, Kah Ong Michael Goh, Watshara Shoombuatong

published 08 Oct 2025

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Comparison of the effects of spark plasma at two different voltages on aspects influencing skin rejuvenation

Erfan Ghasemi, Mohammad Ali Nilforoushzadeh, Mohammadreza Khani, Mohammad Amir Amirkhani, Maryam Nouri, Parisa Charipoor, Babak Shokri

published 08 Oct 2025

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Laser-based pulse oximetry eliminates pigmentation effects on oxygen saturation measurements: A pilot study

Jonas A. Pologe, Nathan K. You, Mark Blumstein, Kristine L. Snyder, William W. Hay

published 06 Oct 2025

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Impact of skin tone, environmental, and technical factors on thermal imaging

Sharon Eve Sonenblum, Kathleen Jordan, Glory Tomi John, Andrew Chung, Miriam Asare-Baiden, Jordan Pelkmans, Judy Wawira Gichoya, Vicki Stover Hertzberg, Joyce C. Ho

published 10 Sep 2025

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Copper supplementation enhances pigmentation and induces dopamine production in ARPE19

Hironori Uehara, Baila Shakaib, Sangeetha Ravi Kumar, Bonnie Archer, Balamurali Ambati

published 01 Jul 2025

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The in cellular and in vivo melanogenesis inhibitory activity of safflospermidines from Helianthus annuus L. bee pollen in B16F10 murine melanoma cells and zebrafish embryos

Phanthiwa Khongkarat, Wannakarn Kitipaspallop, Songchan Puthong, Wittaya Pimtong, Preecha Phuwapraisirisan, Chanpen Chanchao

published 24 Jun 2025

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