Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Operates as a Negative Regulator of Human Hair Follicle Pigmentation Ex Vivo

J Invest Dermatol. 2024 Sep 7:S0022-202X(24)02059-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2024.06.1290. Online ahead of print.

¹ Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
² Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA; CUTANEON - Skin and Hair Innovations GmbH, Hamburg and Berlin, Germany.
³ Kassir Plastic Surgery, New York, New York, USA.
⁴ QIMA Life Sciences, QIMA Monasterium GmbH, Münster, Germany.
⁵ Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA; CUTANEON - Skin and Hair Innovations GmbH, Hamburg and Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].

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Keywords: Hair follicle; Melanocyte; Pigmentation; Vasoactive intestinal peptide.