1. Melanocytes in regenerative medicine applications and disease modeling
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Kelly Coutant, Brice Magne, Karel Ferland, Aurélie Fuentes-Rodriguez, Olivier Chancy, Andrew Mitchell, Lucie Germain, and Solange Landreville
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Melanocytes ,Regenerative medicine ,Spheroid ,Tissue engineering ,Extracellular vesicles ,Stem cells ,Medicine - Abstract
Abstract Melanocytes are dendritic cells localized in skin, eyes, hair follicles, ears, heart and central nervous system. They are characterized by the presence of melanosomes enriched in melanin which are responsible for skin, eye and hair pigmentation. They also have different functions in photoprotection, immunity and sound perception. Melanocyte dysfunction can cause pigmentary disorders, hearing and vision impairments or increased cancer susceptibility. This review focuses on the role of melanocytes in homeostasis and disease, before discussing their potential in regenerative medicine applications, such as for disease modeling, drug testing or therapy development using stem cell technologies, tissue engineering and extracellular vesicles.
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- 2024
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