Defective calcium transport in vitiliginous melanocytes

被引:65
作者
SchallreuterWood, KU [1 ]
Pittelkow, MR [1 ]
Swanson, NN [1 ]
机构
[1] MAYO CLIN, DEPT DERMATOL, ROCHESTER, MN USA
关键词
calcium transport; melanocytes; vitiligo; 6-biopterin/6BH(4); redox;
D O I
10.1007/BF02505036
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
Melanocytes were successfully established from involved and uninvolved skin of a patient with acute acrofacial vitiligo. Cells from involved epidermis showed a fivefold decrease in the rate of radiolabelled Ca-45 uptake compared with uninvolved and control cells. These results are similar to previous findings in keratinocytes from involved skin in patients with vitiligo. Since 6-biopterin is cytotoxic to melanocytes and calcium controls the redox status of the 6-biopterin/(6R)5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydrobiopterin equilibrium via the thioredoxin reductase/thioredoxin system, these results underline the importance of this electron transfer system for both melanocyte function and survival.
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