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Melanotan Tanning Injection: A Rare Cause of Priapism.
Mallory CW, Lopategui DM, Cordon BH. Mallory CW, et al. Sex Med. 2021 Feb;9(1):100298. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2020.100298. Epub 2021 Jan 15. Sex Med. 2021. PMID: 33460908 Free PMC article.
Melanotan II, an injectable melanocortin analog, is illicitly available on the internet to generate a sunless tan through melanocyte induction. ...CW. Mallory, DM Lopategui, BH. Cordon. Melanotan Tanning Injection: A Rare Cause of Priapism. Sex Med 2021;9:100 …
Melanotan II, an injectable melanocortin analog, is illicitly available on the internet to generate a sunless tan through melanocyte …
Melanotan-induced priapism: a hard-earned tan.
Dreyer BA, Amer T, Fraser M. Dreyer BA, et al. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Feb 21;12(2):e227644. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227644. BMJ Case Rep. 2019. PMID: 30796078 Free PMC article. Review.
Melanocortin analogues, such as melanotan, are illegally used for artificial tanning. They have also been suggested as possible therapeutic agents in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. This case study presents a patient attending the accident and emergency depar …
Melanocortin analogues, such as melanotan, are illegally used for artificial tanning. They have also been suggested as possibl …
Melanotan-associated melanoma in situ.
Ong S, Bowling J. Ong S, et al. Australas J Dermatol. 2012 Nov;53(4):301-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2012.00915.x. Epub 2012 Jun 22. Australas J Dermatol. 2012. PMID: 22724573
Injectable synthetic melanotropic peptides (often called melanotan) to enhance tanning are available over the Internet despite being unlicensed compounds with an unproven safety record. There have been reports of dysplastic naevi and melanoma associated with the use …
Injectable synthetic melanotropic peptides (often called melanotan) to enhance tanning are available over the Internet despite …
Update on tanning: More risks, fewer benefits.
O'Leary RE, Diehl J, Levins PC. O'Leary RE, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Mar;70(3):562-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.11.004. Epub 2013 Dec 31. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014. PMID: 24388421 Review.
The tanning story is continuously evolving as basic science, clinical research, and public health studies shed light on topics involving: the physiologic mechanisms of tanning, the medical benefits of tanning, the role of sunscreens, the development of "sunle …
The tanning story is continuously evolving as basic science, clinical research, and public health studies shed light on topics involv …
Melanotan II injection resulting in systemic toxicity and rhabdomyolysis.
Nelson ME, Bryant SM, Aks SE. Nelson ME, et al. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2012 Dec;50(10):1169-73. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2012.740637. Epub 2012 Nov 5. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2012. PMID: 23121206
INTRODUCTION: Melanotan products are currently purchased over the Internet and are designed to induce melanogenesis to create sunless tanning as well are used as sexual stimulants. ...Melanotan I increases melanogenesis and eumelanin content to produce sunles …
INTRODUCTION: Melanotan products are currently purchased over the Internet and are designed to induce melanogenesis to create sunless …
[Self-tanning and sunless tanning products].
Martini MC. Martini MC. Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Oct;144(10):638-644. doi: 10.1016/j.annder.2017.03.021. Epub 2017 Aug 18. Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2017. PMID: 28823805 French.
Practically all currently available self-tanning products have as their active ingredient dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which may or may not be combined with erythrulose, tyrosine derivatives, and occasionally a naphthoquinone. ...
Practically all currently available self-tanning products have as their active ingredient dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which may or may no …
Identification and characterization by LC-UV-MS/MS of melanotan II skin-tanning products sold illegally on the Internet.
Breindahl T, Evans-Brown M, Hindersson P, McVeigh J, Bellis M, Stensballe A, Kimergård A. Breindahl T, et al. Drug Test Anal. 2015 Feb;7(2):164-72. doi: 10.1002/dta.1655. Epub 2014 Apr 25. Drug Test Anal. 2015. PMID: 24771717
New methods were developed and validated to determine the identity, contents, and purity of samples of melanotan II, a synthetic melanocortin receptor agonist, sold in vials as injectable skin-tanning products that were purchased from three online shops. ...Vials fr …
New methods were developed and validated to determine the identity, contents, and purity of samples of melanotan II, a synthetic mela …
Melanotan II User Experience: A Qualitative Study of Online Discussion Forums.
Gilhooley E, Daly S, McKenna D. Gilhooley E, et al. Dermatology. 2021;237(6):995-999. doi: 10.1159/000514492. Epub 2021 Aug 31. Dermatology. 2021. PMID: 34464955
BACKGROUND: Melanotan II (MT II) is a synthetic analogue of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone that, via interaction with the melanocortin 1 receptor, induces skin hyperpigmentation. ...CONCLUSION: Motivations for MT II use included the pursuit of a tanned appeara …
BACKGROUND: Melanotan II (MT II) is a synthetic analogue of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone that, via interaction with the melan …
Melanoma associated with the use of melanotan-II.
Hjuler KF, Lorentzen HF. Hjuler KF, et al. Dermatology. 2014;228(1):34-6. doi: 10.1159/000356389. Epub 2013 Dec 18. Dermatology. 2014. PMID: 24355990
BACKGROUND: Unlicensed use of melanotan-II (MT-II) to promote skin pigmentation has become prevalent amongst young people attending fitness centres. We present a case where the melanocyte stimulation of MT-II in combination with the use of sun tanning beds coincided …
BACKGROUND: Unlicensed use of melanotan-II (MT-II) to promote skin pigmentation has become prevalent amongst young people attending f …
[The risks of tanning with the Barbie drug].
Eijmael MJPM, Janmaat CJ, Briët-Schipper EMN. Eijmael MJPM, et al. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2022 May 19;166:D6578. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2022. PMID: 35736369 Dutch.
BACKGROUND: Melanotan II, also known as 'Barbie drugs', can be purchased over the internet and in gyms to facilitate sunless tanning. ...CONCLUSION: This case reports underlines self-administration of Melanotan II is not without potential side effects, althou …
BACKGROUND: Melanotan II, also known as 'Barbie drugs', can be purchased over the internet and in gyms to facilitate sunless tanni …
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