Nordlund James J
Wright State School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA.
Dermatol Clin. 2007 Jul;25(3):271-81, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2007.04.001.
There are many mechanisms by which melanocytes, keratinocytes, and Langerhans cells interact within the epidermis. Inflammatory mediators affect melanocyte function and melanogenic agents such as alpha-MSH alter the functions of keratinocytes and Langerhans cells. The epidermal melanin unit is better labeled the KLM unit.
黑素细胞、角质形成细胞和朗格汉斯细胞在表皮内相互作用的机制有很多。炎症介质会影响黑素细胞的功能,而诸如α-促黑素等黑素生成因子会改变角质形成细胞和朗格汉斯细胞的功能。表皮黑素单元更宜称为KLM单元。