Disorganization of basement membrane zone architecture causes impaired melanocyte inhabitation in vitiligo
F. Yang, L. Yang, Y. Kuroda, S. Lai, Y. Takahashi, T. Sayo, T. Namiki, K. Nakajima, S. Sano, S. Inoue, D. Tsuruta, I. Katayama
This study identifies disorganized basement membrane zone architecture and MMP2 overexpression in dermal fibroblasts as contributors to melanocyte loss in vitiligo.
bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2022 · PreprintPathology