CD44 variant isoform v10 is expressed on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and mediates hyaluronan-independent heterotypic cell-cell adhesion to melanoma cells.

abstract：:Dermal mast cells protect the skin from inflammatory effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation and are required for UV-induced immune suppression. We sought to determine a potential mechanistic role of mast cells in reducing the sensitivity to UV radiation (i.e. phototolerance induction) through photohardening. We adminis...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Schweintzger NA,Bambach I,Reginato E,Mayer G,Limón-Flores AY,Ullrich SE,Byrne SN,Wolf P

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Responses to acetylcholine (ACh) and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) were investigated in atopic eczema (AE) patients. To elucidate the involvement of histamine to ACh-provoked vasoreactions and sensations, we applied a selective H1-antagonist (cetirizine) 3 h prior to the ACh-administration. Solutions of acet...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Rukwied R,Heyer G

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) decreases melanin synthesis via extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) activation and microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) degradation. Although FTY720 is an S1P structural analogue, the effects of FTY720 on melanogenesis are not c...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Lee JE,Kim SY,Jeong YM,Yun HY,Baek KJ,Kwon NS,Park KC,Kim DS

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) are major environmental pollutants, and their effects on the human body critically depend on the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of the AhR and its ligands in chronic inflammatory ski...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Kim HO,Kim JH,Chung BY,Choi MG,Park CW

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The early growth response (Egr)-1 is a transcriptional factor which plays an important role in the regulation of cell growth, differentiation, cell survival and immune responses. Emerging evidences including our data demonstrate that the Egr-1 expression is up-regulated in the psoriatic skin lesions. The purpose of th...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Jeong SH,Kim HJ,Jang Y,Ryu WI,Lee H,Kim JH,Bae HC,Choi JE,Kye YC,Son SW

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant mitochondrial structure and function influence tissue homeostasis and thereby contribute to multiple human disorders and ageing. Ten per cent of patients with primary mitochondrial disorders present skin manifestations that can be categorized into hair abnormalities, rashes, pigmentation abnormalities and acr...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Feichtinger RG,Sperl W,Bauer JW,Kofler B

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical stimulation is being used in variable skin therapeutic conditions. There have been clinical studies demonstrating the positive effect of electrical stimuli on hair regrowth. However, the underlying exact mechanism and optimal parameter settings are not clarified yet. To investigate the effects of different ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Sohn KM,Jeong KH,Kim JE,Park YM,Kang H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of a single dose of mouse interleukin-31 (IL-31) on scratching behaviour in comparison with spontaneous skin-lesion- or serotonin (5-HT)- induced scratching behaviour in NC/Nga and BALB/c mice. Intradermal (i.d.) injection of IL-31 caused a gradual increase in long-lasting scratching (LLS, ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Arai I,Tsuji M,Takeda H,Akiyama N,Saito S

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pro- and anti-apoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family are fundamental in the control of apoptosis. Among them, Bax plays a key role in apoptosis induction by mediating the release of apoptogenic factors from mitochondria to the cytosol. In this report, we investigated, by immunohistofluorescence, the in vivo distributio...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Zuliani T,Obriot H,Tual M,Lachman-Weber N,Dumas M,Formstecher P,Polakowska R,Ratinaud MH

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are ligand-activated transcription factors that modulate the expression of multiple different genes involved in the regulation of lipid, glucose and amino acid metabolism. PPARs and cognate ligands also regulate important cellular functions, including cell proliferat...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Ramot Y,Mastrofrancesco A,Camera E,Desreumaux P,Paus R,Picardo M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that the increased rate of bacterial infection in atopic dermatitis (AD) may be caused by reduced antimicrobial protein (AMP) expression. We were interested whether common treatments in AD affect antimicrobial defense. We investigated the effects of topically applied corticosteroids betamethasone...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Jensen JM,Ahrens K,Meingassner J,Scherer A,Bräutigam M,Stütz A,Schwarz T,Fölster-Holst R,Harder J,Gläser R,Proksch E

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detergents irritate skin and affect skin barrier homeostasis. In this study, healthy skin was exposed to 1% sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) in water for 24 h. Biopsies were taken 6 h to 8 days post exposure. Lipid patterns were stained in situ and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to examine mRNA express...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Törmä H,Berne B

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrates an innovative application of atomic force microscopy (AFM). The combination of high-resolution AFM technology and tape stripping is presented as a tool for the structure analysis of human stratum corneum (SC) at a nanometer scale. Topographic images with a vertical resolution of about 10 nm of ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Gorzelanny C,Goerge T,Schnaeker EM,Thomas K,Luger TA,Schneider SW

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During aging, increases in the number of senescent cells are seen in various tissues. On the other hand, stem cells play crucial roles in tissue repair and homeostasis. Therefore, it is likely that stem cells give rise to new cells that replace senescent cells. However, how stem cells contribute to homeostasis in the ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Ohgo S,Hasegawa S,Hasebe Y,Mizutani H,Nakata S,Akamatsu H

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sangre de drago (SD) is a viscous bright red resin collected from Croton lechleri trees that grow in the South American jungle. This sap is used extensively in the native pharmacopoeia to treat skin disorders. Its effectiveness as an inhibitor of neurogenic inflammation has been recently demonstrated. To understand th...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Pereira U,Garcia-Le Gal C,Le Gal G,Boulais N,Lebonvallet N,Dorange G,Lefeuvre L,Gougerot A,Misery L

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:External assault to the skin is followed by an epidermal response including synthesis of DNA, lipids, cytokines and migration of antigen presenting cells. MIP-3 alpha (CCL20, LARC, Exodus-1, Scya20) is a recently described C-C chemokine, predominantly expressed in extralymphoid tissue, which is known to direct migrati...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Schmuth M,Neyer S,Rainer C,Grassegger A,Fritsch P,Romani N,Heufler C

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the increasing use of gene transfer strategies in the study of cellular and molecular biology, melanoma cells have remained difficult to transfect in a safe, efficient, and reproducible manner. In the present study, we report the successful use of nucleofector technology to transfect human melanoma cell lines....

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Han SY,Gai W,Yancovitz M,Osman I,Di Como CJ,Polsky D

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal keratinocytes undergo a continuous process of terminal differentiation, which is accompanied by a dramatic change in the expression and composition of keratins. This complex and carefully orchestrated process is regulated by a large number of signal transduction events and transcriptional factors as well as ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Wang M,Yue Z,Paus R,Ramot Y

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D-binding protein (VDBP) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) may affect skin carcinogenesis. The objective was to test the association between two functional VDBP SNPs and the susceptibility to (multiple) basal cell carcinomas (BCCs). Of the 7983 participants, 5790 (72.5%) and 5823 (72.9%) participants were ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Flohil SC,de Vries E,van Meurs JB,Fang Y,Stricker BH,Uitterlinden AG,Nijsten T

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though anthralin is a well-established topical therapeutic agent for psoriasis, little is known about its effects and biochemical mechanisms of signal transduction. In contrast to a previous report, we found that anthralin induced time- and concentration-dependent phosphorylation of epidermal growth factor recept...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Peus D,Beyerle A,Vasa M,Pott M,Meves A,Pittelkow MR

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoxygenases (LOX) and cyclooxygenase (COX) are the main enzymes for PUFA metabolism to highly bio-active prostaglandins, leukotrienes, thromboxanes, lipoxins, resolvins and protectins. LOX and COX pathways are important for the regulation of pro-inflammatory or pro-resolving metabolite synthesis and metabolism for v...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Töröcsik D,Weise C,Gericke J,Szegedi A,Lucas R,Mihaly J,Worm M,Rühl R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potentially severe side effects of systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressants used in Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) call for novel therapeutic approaches. In this context, pharmacological inhibition of major pathogenic signalling effectors represents a promising alternative. However, we have also shown that overinh...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Hariton WVJ,Galichet A,Vanden Berghe T,Overmiller AM,Mahoney MG,Declercq W,Müller EJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary trigger of polymorphic light eruption (PLE) remains to be uncovered. We hypothesize that PLE may be initiated by elements resulting from UV-induced damage to microbial communities of the skin, leading to a cascade of events eventually resulting in the skin rash of the disease. One mechanism by which epider...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Patra V,Wolf P

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of prostaglandin (PG) I1 analog, SM-10906 (SM-6) and PGE1 on extracellular matrix formation and the release of cytokines by cultured normal human dermal fibroblasts (NDF) and hypertrophic scar fibroblasts (HSF) were compared in order to evaluate the clinical efficacy of PGs in preventing scar formation. In...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Zhou LJ,Inoue M,Ono I,Kaneko F

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keloid is a dermal proliferative disorder characterized by the excessive proliferation and migration of keratinocytes and fibroblasts. Over-activation of the serine/threonine protein kinase, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), plays a pivotal role in the process. Here, we show that both mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and m...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Chen J,Liu K,Liu Y,Wang X,Zhang Z

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoid proteinosis (OMIM 247100), also known as Urbach-Wiethe disease or hyalinosis cutis et mucosae, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by generalized thickening and scarring of the skin and mucosae. In 2002, the disorder was mapped to a locus on chromosome 1q21 and pathogenic mutations were identif...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Chan I,Liu L,Hamada T,Sethuraman G,McGrath JA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene amplification and protein overexpression are common in several cancers. EGFR status has seldom been studied in cutaneous squamous carcinomas (SCCs), or their precursors, actinic keratoses (AKs). We evaluated the presence of EGFR genomic aberrations and EGFR protein overexpr...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Toll A,Salgado R,Yébenes M,Martín-Ezquerra G,Gilaberte M,Baró T,Solé F,Alameda F,Espinet B,Pujol RM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In systemic scleroderma (SSc) excessive deposition of collagen leads to fibrosis of various tissues including the skin. Previous studies have demonstrated that scleroderma fibroblasts in explant monolayer cultures are heterogeneous with respect to their levels of collagen synthesis. The critical role played by the ext...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Mauch C,Kozlowska E,Eckes B,Krieg T

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high-frequency electrical conductance of tape-stripped human skin in vivo can be used to evaluate the hydration profile of Stratum corneum (SC). Tape-stripping provides access to the underlying SC layers, and the conductance of these layers (as measured by the Skicon instrument) correlates well with their water co...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Boncheva M,de Sterke J,Caspers PJ,Puppels GJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hair follicle heterogeneity may be regulated by distinct dermal papillae (DP) that represent mesenchymal lineages, which can be defined by Sox2 expression. However, it was recently shown that GFP expression in the Sox2: GFP+/- mouse model occurs in the DPs of all hair follicle types, challenging the idea that hair fol...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Salz L,Driskell RR

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00