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Kojima T, Yamada H, Enomoto S, Nakao T, Arai S. Melanin granules morphology and distribution in human black hair investigated by focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy: Differences between Asian and Caucasian hair. J Struct Biol 2024; 216:108088. [PMID: 38531503 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2024.108088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Melanin granules (melanosomes) in Asian and Caucasian black hairs were investigated by focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM). This technique facilitates a direct evaluation of the three-dimensional distribution and morphology of melanin granules without requiring their isolation from hair. Three-dimensional reconstructed images of melanin granule distribution in hair samples were obtained using serial SEM images observed by FIB-SEM. Melanin granules in black hair tended to be three-dimensionally dense in the outer periphery of the cortex. The morphometric parameters of melanin granules were calculated using the reconstructed three-dimensional images. The results confirmed that melanin granules in Caucasian black hair were much smaller those in Asian black hair. Moreover, it was indicated that the relative frequency distribution of the volume of melanin granules was significantly different between Asians and Caucasians.
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- Toru Kojima
- General Research and Development Institute, Hoyu Co., Ltd., Nagakute, Aichi 480-1136, Japan.
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- General Research and Development Institute, Hoyu Co., Ltd., Nagakute, Aichi 480-1136, Japan
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- High Voltage Electron Microscope Laboratory, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- High Voltage Electron Microscope Laboratory, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- High Voltage Electron Microscope Laboratory, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Duval C, Bourreau E, Warrick E, Bastien P, Nouveau S, Bernerd F. A chronic pro-inflammatory environment contributes to the physiopathology of actinic lentigines. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5256. [PMID: 38438410 PMCID: PMC10912228 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53990-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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Actinic lentigines (AL) or age spots, are skin hyperpigmented lesions associated with age and chronic sun exposure. To better understand the physiopathology of AL, we have characterized the inflammation response in AL of European and Japanese volunteers. Gene expression profile showed that in both populations, 10% of the modulated genes in AL versus adjacent non lesional skin (NL), i.e. 31 genes, are associated with inflammation/immune process. A pro-inflammatory environment in AL is strongly suggested by the activation of the arachidonic acid cascade and the plasmin pathway leading to prostaglandin production, along with the decrease of anti-inflammatory cytokines and the identification of inflammatory upstream regulators. Furthermore, in line with the over-expression of genes associated with the recruitment and activation of immune cells, immunostaining on skin sections revealed a significant infiltration of CD68+ macrophages and CD4+ T-cells in the dermis of AL. Strikingly, investigation of infiltrated macrophage subsets evidenced a significant increase of pro-inflammatory CD80+/CD68+ M1 macrophages in AL compared to NL. In conclusion, a chronic inflammation, sustained by pro-inflammatory mediators and infiltration of immune cells, particularly pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages, takes place in AL. This pro-inflammatory loop should be thus broken to normalize skin and improve the efficacy of age spot treatment.
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- L'Oréal Research and Innovation, Aulnay Sous Bois, France
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Hakozaki T, Wang J, Laughlin T, Jarrold B, Zhao W, Furue M. Role of interleukin-6 and endothelin-1 receptors in enhanced melanocyte dendricity of facial spots and suppression of their ligands by niacinamide and tranexamic acid. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024; 38 Suppl 2:3-10. [PMID: 38116639 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hyperpigmented spots are common issues in all ethnicities with a hallmark characteristic of increased melanocyte dendricity. OBJECTIVES To determine (1) potential receptors and/or cytokines that are involved in increased melanocyte dendricity in multiple facial spot types; (2) treatment effects of skin-lightening compounds on identified cytokine release from keratinocytes and on dendricity in melanocytes. METHODS Facial spots (melasma, solar lentigo, acne-induced post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation) and adjacent non-spot skin biopsies were collected from Chinese women (age 20-70). The epidermal supra and basal layers were laser dissected to enrich keratinocyte or melanocyte biology respectively for transcriptome analysis. Melanocyte dendricity was assessed histologically by immunofluorescent staining. Effect of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) on melanocyte dendricity and melanosome transfer were assessed in human melanocytes or melanocyte-keratinocyte co-culture models. Treatment effects of skin-lightening compounds (niacinamide, tranexamic acid [TxA], sucrose laurate/dilaurate mixture [SDL]) were assessed on IL-6 or ET-1 release from keratinocytes and on dendricity in melanocytes. RESULTS Transcriptome analysis revealed IL-6 receptor and ET-1 receptor were significantly upregulated compared to the adjacent normal skin, visually confirmed at the protein level through immunostaining. Melanocytes in spot areas are more dendritic than melanocytes in adjacent non-spot skin. The addition of IL-6 and ET-1 to cell culture models increased melanocyte dendricity and melanosome transfer. IL-6 release was significantly suppressed by niacinamide and its combination, while ET-1 release was significantly reduced by both niacinamide and TxA. In contrast, SDL acted directly upon melanocytes to reduce dendricity. CONCLUSION Interleukin-6 and ET-1 receptors are significantly upregulated in multiple facial spot types. The in vitro testing demonstrated their respective ligands increased melanocyte dendricity. Tested skin-lightening compounds showed reduction in release of IL-6/ET-1 from epidermal keratinocytes and/or inhibition of melanocyte dendricity. This work sheds light on pathophysiological mechanism of facial spots and potential new mechanisms of these skin-lightening compounds which warrant further human clinical validation.
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- T Hakozaki
- The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Center, Mason, Ohio, USA
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- The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Center, Mason, Ohio, USA
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- The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Center, Mason, Ohio, USA
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- The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Center, Mason, Ohio, USA
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- The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Center, Mason, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Bento-Lopes L, Cabaço LC, Charneca J, Neto MV, Seabra MC, Barral DC. Melanin's Journey from Melanocytes to Keratinocytes: Uncovering the Molecular Mechanisms of Melanin Transfer and Processing. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11289. [PMID: 37511054 PMCID: PMC10379423 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Skin pigmentation ensures efficient photoprotection and relies on the pigment melanin, which is produced by epidermal melanocytes and transferred to surrounding keratinocytes. While the molecular mechanisms of melanin synthesis and transport in melanocytes are now well characterized, much less is known about melanin transfer and processing within keratinocytes. Over the past few decades, distinct models have been proposed to explain how melanin transfer occurs at the cellular and molecular levels. However, this remains a debated topic, as up to four different models have been proposed, with evidence presented supporting each. Here, we review the current knowledge on the regulation of melanin exocytosis, internalization, processing, and polarization. Regarding the different transfer models, we discuss how these might co-exist to regulate skin pigmentation under different conditions, i.e., constitutive and facultative skin pigmentation or physiological and pathological conditions. Moreover, we discuss recent evidence that sheds light on the regulation of melanin exocytosis by melanocytes and internalization by keratinocytes, as well as how melanin is stored within these cells in a compartment that we propose be named the melanokerasome. Finally, we review the state of the art on the molecular mechanisms that lead to melanokerasome positioning above the nuclei of keratinocytes, forming supranuclear caps that shield the nuclear DNA from UV radiation. Thus, we provide a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge on the molecular mechanisms regulating skin pigmentation, from melanin exocytosis by melanocytes and internalization by keratinocytes to processing and polarization within keratinocytes. A better knowledge of these molecular mechanisms will clarify long-lasting questions in the field that are crucial for the understanding of skin pigmentation and can shed light on fundamental aspects of organelle biology. Ultimately, this knowledge can lead to novel therapeutic strategies to treat hypo- or hyper-pigmentation disorders, which have a high socio-economic burden on patients and healthcare systems worldwide, as well as cosmetic applications.
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- iNOVA4Health, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 1169-056 Lisboa, Portugal; (L.B.-L.); (L.C.C.); (J.C.); (M.V.N.); (M.C.S.)
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Yang S, Wang Z, Hu Y, Zong K, Zhang X, Ke H, Wang P, Go Y, Chan XHF, Wu J, Huang Q. Hydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein (HCP) Extracted from Pearls Antagonizes both ET-1 and α-MSH for Skin Whitening. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087471. [PMID: 37108635 PMCID: PMC10138581 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Pearl powder is a famous traditional Chinese medicine that has a long history in treating palpitations, insomnia, convulsions, epilepsy, ulcers, and skin lightining. Recently, several studies have demonstrated the effects of pearl extracts on protection of ultraviolet A (UVA) induced irritation on human skin fibroblasts and inhibition of melanin genesis on B16F10 mouse melanoma cells. To further explore the effect we focused on the whitening efficacy of pearl hydrolyzed conchiolin protein (HCP) on human melanoma MNT-1 cells under the irritation of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) or endothelin 1 (ET-1) to evaluate the intracellular tyrosinase and melanin contents, as well as the expression levels of tyrosinase (TYR), tyrosinase related protein 1 (TRP-1), and dopachrome tautomerase (DCT) genes and related proteins. We found that HCP could decrease the intracellular melanin content by reducing the activity of intracellular tyrosinase and inhibiting the expression of TYR, TRP-1, DCT genes and proteins. At the same time, the effect of HCP on melanosome transfer effect was also investigated in the co-culture system of immortalized human keratinocyte HaCaT cells with MNT-1. The result indicated that HCP could promote the transfer of melanosomes in MNT-1 melanocytes to HaCaT cells, which might accelerate the skin whitening process by quickly transferring and metabolizing melanosomes during keratinocyte differentiation. Further study is needed to explore the mechanism of melanosome transfer with depigmentation.
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- Shan Yang
- Skin Health and Cosmetic Development & Evaluation Laboratory, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Skin Health and Cosmetic Development & Evaluation Laboratory, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Skin Health and Cosmetic Development & Evaluation Laboratory, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Skin Health and Cosmetic Development & Evaluation Laboratory, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Skin Health and Cosmetic Development & Evaluation Laboratory, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Skin Health and Cosmetic Development & Evaluation Laboratory, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Skin Health and Cosmetic Development & Evaluation Laboratory, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Royal Victoria Hospital, 274 Grosvenor Rd, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK
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- Skin Health and Cosmetic Development & Evaluation Laboratory, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Skin Health and Cosmetic Development & Evaluation Laboratory, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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Kim DH, Lee SJ, Seo SH, Ahn HH, Kim BJ, Sun W, Rhyu IJ. Three-dimensional imaging for the analysis of human epidermal melanocytes. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2022; 35:534-538. [PMID: 35620945 DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.13051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Three-dimensional (3-D) analysis of human epidermal melanocytes is required for deeper understanding of melanocytic disorders. The purpose of this study was to standardize 3-D imaging and quantification for the evaluation of epidermal melanocytes. The epidermal specimen was obtained using the suction blister method from a patient with melanocytic nevus on the forearm skin. Cutaneous ACT-PRESTO, the tissue-clearing and labeling technique, was subsequently performed. With the 3-D image analysis program, morphological reconstruction and quantification of selected perilesional and melanocytic nevus areas were possible. The region of melanocytic nevus showed higher numbers of total melanocytic dendrites and similar numbers of cell bodies compared with perilesional area. In addition, the mean area and volume of cell bodies increased in the melanocytic nevus area compared with the results in the perilesional area. The 3-D evaluation method of human epidermal melanocytes can be applied to investigate novel pathologies related to hyper- or hypo-pigmentary disorders.
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- Dai Hyun Kim
- Department of Dermatology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Anatomy, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Division of Brain Korea 21 Plus Program for Biomedical Science, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Division of Brain Korea 21 Plus Program for Biomedical Science, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Wang J, Jarrold B, Zhao W, Deng G, Moulton L, Laughlin T, Hakozaki T. The combination of sucrose dilaurate and sucrose laurate suppresses HMGB1: an enhancer of melanocyte dendricity and melanosome transfer to keratinocytes. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022; 36 Suppl 3:3-11. [PMID: 35014730 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hyperpigmented spots are common issues in all ethnicities, involving multiple intrinsic and extrinsic factors such as UVB exposure, hormone balance, inflammatory status and ageing. OBJECTIVES To determine (i) melanocyte dendricity in multiple facial spot types, (ii) impact of High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1), and the combination of sucrose dilaurate and sucrose laurate (SDL) on melanogenesis and melanocyte dendricity, and (iii) SDL effect on facial spots in a human use test. METHODS Facial spot and adjacent non-spot skin biopsies were collected from Chinese women (age 20-70). Histological assessment of melanocyte dendricity was performed for 3 spot types (solar lentigo, melasma and postinflammatory hyperpigmentation) by immunofluorescent staining for c-kit/MITF. Keratinocyte, melanocyte and melanocyte-keratinocyte co-culture models were used to assess HMGB1 release by UVB radiation, the effects of HMGB1 and SDL on melanin production, melanocyte dendricity and melanosome transfer. The effect of an SDL-containing moisturizer on appearance of facial hyperpigmented spots was assessed against a vehicle control in an 8-week human use test. RESULTS Melanocytes in spot areas are more dendritic than melanocytes in adjacent non-spot skin across three investigated spot types. In cell culture models, a moderate UVB-radiation exposure caused release of HMGB1 from keratinocytes. HMGB1 did not alter melanin production in melanocytes, but enhanced melanocyte dendricity and melanosome transfer. SDL reduced HMGB1 release from keratinocytes, inhibited melanin production, reversibly suppressed melanocyte dendricity and reduced melanosome transfer. In the human use test, SDL-containing moisturizer reduced appearance of spots versus vehicle. CONCLUSION Increased melanocyte dendricity was observed in multiple types of facial spots. Addition of HMGB1 protein increased melanocyte dendricity and melanosome transfer in cell cultures, implicating potential involvement in spot formation. SDL suppressed melanin production, melanocyte dendricity and melanosome transfer in vitro and reduced appearance of spots in the use test, suggesting SDL is an effective solution to address hyperpigmented spot concerns.
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- J Wang
- The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Center, Mason, OH, USA
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- The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Center, Mason, OH, USA
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- The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Center, Mason, OH, USA
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- P&G Singapore Innovation Center, Singapore City, Singapore
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- The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Center, Mason, OH, USA
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- The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Center, Mason, OH, USA
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- The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Center, Mason, OH, USA
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Laws R, Steel DH, Rajan N. Research Techniques Made Simple: Volume Scanning Electron Microscopy. J Invest Dermatol 2021; 142:265-271.e1. [PMID: 34762923 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Volume scanning electron microscopy (VSEM) involves the serial sectioning and imaging of a sample using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), followed by segmentation and three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction using computer software packages to allow visualization of 3D structures. VSEM can reveal qualitative and quantitative properties of organelles and cells within tissues at nanoscale. The ability to visualize spatial relationships of structures of interest within and across cells in 3D space in particular sets VSEM apart from conventional SEM and transmission electron microscopy. Here, we provide an overview of VSEM platforms and image processing, highlighting characteristics that will aid selection of a method to address specific research questions in dermatological research.
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- Ross Laws
- Electron Microscopy Research Services, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom; Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Bioscience Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom; Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
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