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Overview

Andrzej Slominski is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a notable focus on dermatology and related fields.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of skin biology, hormone regulation, and molecular mechanisms related to skin protection and aging. Their main research fields include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these domains, their work further specializes in subfields such as:

  • Dermatology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Genetics

Key research topics covered by Andrzej Slominski include:

  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Skin Protection and Aging
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research

The scientist's recent publications reflect these interests, featuring titles such as:

  • "Melanoma, Melanin, and Melanogenesis: The Yin and Yang Relationship" (2022) published in Frontiers in Oncology
  • "Neuroendocrine signaling in the skin with a special focus on the epidermal neuropeptides" (2022) in the American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
  • "Photoprotective Properties of Vitamin D and Lumisterol Hydroxyderivatives" (2020) published in Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • "Extra-adrenal glucocorticoid biosynthesis: implications for autoimmune and inflammatory disorders" (2020) in Genes and Immunity
  • "How cancer hijacks the body's homeostasis through the neuroendocrine system" (2023) in Trends in Neurosciences

Their scholarly contributions have been published frequently in a range of scientific venues, including:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Advances in Dermatology and Allergology
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Andrzej Slominski collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Radomir M. Slominski
  • Robert C. Tuckey
  • Zorica Janjetović
  • Tae-Kang Kim
  • Chander Raman

The combination of these research fields, topics, and collaborations places Andrzej Slominski at a multidisciplinary intersection of dermatology, endocrinology, and molecular biology, with a pronounced emphasis on skin-related health and disease mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Melanin Pigmentation in Mammalian Skin and Its Hormonal Regulation

    Andrzej Slominski;Desmond J. Tobin;Shigeki Shibahara;Jacobo Wortsman

  • Neuroendocrinology of the skin.

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman

  • Corticotropin Releasing Hormone and Proopiomelanocortin Involvement in the Cutaneous Response to Stress

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman;Thomas Luger;Ralf Paus

  • Melatonin membrane receptors in peripheral tissues: distribution and functions.

    Radomir M. Slominski;Russel J. Reiter;Natalia Schlabritz-Loutsevitch;Rennolds S. Ostrom

  • Hair Follicle Pigmentation

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman;Przemyslaw M. Plonka;Karin U. Schallreuter;Karin U. Schallreuter

  • Sensing the Environment: Regulation of Local and Global Homeostasis by the Skin's Neuroendocrine System

    Andrzej T. Slominski;Michal A. Zmijewski;Cezary Skobowiat;Blazej Zbytek

  • Neuroimmunology of Stress: Skin Takes Center Stage

    Petra C. Arck;Andrzej Slominski;Theoharis C. Theoharides;Eva M.J. Peters

  • The cutaneous serotoninergic/melatoninergic system: securing a place under the sun

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman;Desmond J. Tobin

  • L-tyrosine and L-dihydroxyphenylalanine as hormone-like regulators of melanocyte functions.

    Andrzej Slominski;Michal A. Zmijewski;John Pawelek

  • Key Role of CRF in the Skin Stress Response System

    Andrzej T. Slominski;Michal A. Zmijewski;Blazej Zbytek;Desmond J. Tobin

  • How UV Light Touches the Brain and Endocrine System Through Skin, and Why

    Andrzej T Slominski;Andrzej T Slominski;Michal A Zmijewski;Przemyslaw M Plonka;Jerzy P Szaflarski

  • Steroidogenesis in the skin: Implications for local immune functions

    Andrzej Slominski;Blazej Zbytek;Georgios Nikolakis;Pulak R. Manna

  • Production and release of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) derived peptides by human melanocytes and keratinocytes in culture: regulation by ultraviolet B

    Ashok K. Chakraborty;Yoko Funasaka;Andrzej Slominski;Gennady Ermak

  • Melatonin in the skin: synthesis, metabolism and functions.

    Andrzej Slominski;Desmond J. Tobin;Michal A. Zmijewski;Jacobo Wortsman

  • Melanogenesis is coupled to murine anagen: Toward new concepts for the role of melanocytes and the regulation of melanogenesis in hair growth

    Andrzej Slominski;Ralf Paus

  • What are melanocytes really doing all day long

    Przemyslaw M. Plonka;Thierry Passeron;Michaela Brenner;Desmond J. Tobin

  • On the role of melatonin in skin physiology and pathology

    Andrzej Slominski;Tobias W. Fischer;Tobias W. Fischer;Michal A. Zmijewski;Jacobo Wortsman

  • Cutaneous expression of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), urocortin, and CRH receptors

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman;Alexander Pisarchik;Blazej Zbytek

  • Serotoninergic and melatoninergic systems are fully expressed in human skin

    Andrzej Slominski;Alexander Pisarchik;Igor Semak;Trevor Sweatman

  • Differential expression of HPA axis homolog in the skin.

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman;Robert C. Tuckey;Ralf Paus

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert C. Tuckey
Robert C. Tuckey University of Western Australia
Jacobo Wortsman
Jacobo Wortsman Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Wei Li
Wei Li University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Ralf Paus
Ralf Paus University of Miami
Arnold E. Postlethwaite
Arnold E. Postlethwaite University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Martin C. Mihm
Martin C. Mihm Brigham and Women's Hospital
Anton M. Jetten
Anton M. Jetten National Institutes of Health
Duane D. Miller
Duane D. Miller University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Desmond J. Tobin
Desmond J. Tobin University College Dublin
Jordan K. Zjawiony
Jordan K. Zjawiony University of Mississippi

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