Rapid, high-quality and epidermal-specific isolation of RNA from human skin.

abstract：:Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome (SGS) is a rare disorder characterized by a Marfan-like habitus, mental retardation and craniosynostosis. Cardiac abnormalities, such as aortic root dilation have also been noted as well as several skeletal abnormalities. Its nosological status is unclear as it is hard to delineate SGS fro...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： van Steensel MA,van Geel M,Parren LJ,Schrander-Stumpel CT,Marcus-Soekarman D

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several association studies and GWAS on melanoma skin cancer risk have reported statistically significant signals on 9p21.3 region, where MTAP gene maps. None of the associated SNPs identified in these studies lie in the coding region of the gene and the causative relation of risk alleles with melanoma predisposition ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Sangalli A,Malerba G,Tessari G,Rodolfo M,Gomez-Lira M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unpredictable hypertrophic scarring (HS) occurs after approximately 35% of all surgical procedures and causes significant physical and psychological complaints. Parallel to the need to understanding the mechanisms underlying HS formation, a prognostic tool is needed. The objective was to determine whether (systemic) i...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： de Bakker E,van der Putten MAM,Heymans MW,Spiekstra SW,Waaijman T,Butzelaar L,Negenborn VL,Beekman VK,Akpinar EO,Rustemeyer T,Niessen FB,Gibbs S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infiltration of eosinophils in atopic dermatitis (AD), which contains inflammatory molecules and cytokines, recruits more inflammatory cells and causes further skin damage. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is an epithelial cytokine that induces the proinflammatory Th2 immune response and plays an important role in ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Noh JY,Shin JU,Park CO,Lee N,Jin S,Kim SH,Kim JH,Min A,Shin MH,Lee KH

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate the effect of small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting CTGF on extracellular matrices (ECMs) metabolism in normal and SSc fibroblasts. Normal and SSc fibroblasts were transfected with CTGF-specific siRNAs to silence CTGF synthesis. After silencing CTGF, production of type I collagen and matrix meta...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Ishibuchi H,Abe M,Yokoyama Y,Ishikawa O

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile organic compounds emitted by human skin were sampled before and after acute barrier disruption of the volar forearm to investigate the significance of this approach to skin physiology research. A small wearable housing integrating a solid-phase micro-extraction fibre permitting rapid enclosed headspace sampli...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Duffy E,Jacobs MR,Kirby B,Morrin A

更新日期：2017-10-01 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

abstract：:Hair follicles cyclically regenerate throughout adult mammalian life, owing to a resident population of epithelial hair follicle stem cells. Stem cell (SC) activity drives bouts of follicle growth, which are periodically interrupted by follicle regression and rest. These phases and the transitions between them are tig...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Martino PA,Heitman N,Rendl M

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Given that metastasized melanoma is a fatal disease in most cases, it is tempting to develop strategies to a priori prevent metastasis. We have stimulated the pulmonary innate immune system by macrophage-activating lipopeptide-2 (MALP-2), a specific agonist at Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2/6, and investigated its impact ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Schill T,Schön MP,Pletz N,Emmert S,Schön M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D3 analogues are widely used topical and oral remedies for various ailments such as psoriasis, osteoporosis and secondary hyperparathyroidism. In topical treatment, high skin permeability and cellular uptake are key criteria for beneficial effects due to the natural barrier properties of skin. In this study, w...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Staunstrup NH,Bak RO,Cai Y,Svensson L,Petersen TK,Rosada C,Stenderup K,Bolund L,Mikkelsen JG

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose tissue encircles the lower portion of anagen hair follicles and may regulate hair cycle progression. As leptin is a major adipokine, its level of expression from the dermal white adipose tissue during hair cycle progression was studied. The result shows that leptin level is differentially expressed during hair...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Yang CC,Sheu HM,Chung PL,Chang CH,Tsai YS,Hughes MW,Tuan TL,Huang LL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All species have evolved mechanisms of repair to restore tissue function following injury. Skin scarring is an inevitable and permanent endpoint for many postnatal organisms except for non-amniote vertebrates such as amphibians, which are capable of tissue regeneration. Furthermore, mammalian foetuses through mid-gest...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Ud-Din S,Volk SW,Bayat A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic hypothesis proposed by Speeckaert and van Geel in this issue (1) is based on the dramatic effects of the new drugs targeting immune privilege checkpoints (PD1/PDL, CTLA4) in current advanced melanoma therapy as major inductors of vitiligo changes in the skin. Such striking clinical manifestations canno...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Boniface K,Seneschal J,Taïeb A,Merched A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have characterized a stereospecific transport mechanism for L-dopa into human epidermal Langerhans cells (LCs). It is different from any other amino acid transport system. It is highly concentrative, largely pH-independent, and independent of exogenous Na+, glucose and oxygen, and fuelled by a renewable intracellul...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Falck B,Bendsoe N,Ronquist G

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a large-scale ageing study, 30 inbred mouse strains were systematically screened for histologic evidence of lesions in all organ systems. Ten strains were diagnosed with similar nail abnormalities. The highest frequency was noted in NON/ShiLtJ mice. Lesions identified fell into two main categories: acute to chronic...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Linn SC,Mustonen AM,Silva KA,Kennedy VE,Sundberg BA,Bechtold LS,Alghamdi S,Hoehndorf R,Schofield PN,Sundberg JP

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) has been implicated as a pro-inflammatory cytokine in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. However, information about HMGB1 in Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is still unclear. Herein, we investigated the role of HMGB1 in patients with HSP and the pro-infla...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Chen T,Guo ZP,Wang WJ,Qin S,Cao N,Li MM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proliferative responses of cells to mitogens decrease during aging, and this may result from age-related defects in signal transduction in response to mitogens. In this study, we have investigated the age-related alteration of responses to epidermal growth factor (EGF) in cultured human keratinocytes that were sen...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Shi B,Isseroff RR

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimized delivery of antigens combined with sustainable maturation of dendritic cells (DCs) is crucial for generation of effective antitumoral immune responses. Multiple approaches for ex vivo antigen loading and improvement in immunogenicity have been described. We have recently established a single-step protocol co...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Buhl T,Braun A,Forkel S,Möbius W,van Werven L,Jahn O,Rezaei-Ghaleh N,Zweckstetter M,Mempel M,Schön MP,Haenssle HA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of immune checkpoint receptors in the immunopathogenesis of various autoimmune diseases has been addressed in previous reports. In this study,  the expression profile of T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3 (Tim-3) and programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) checkpoint molecules was investigated...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Rahimi A,Hossein-Nataj H,Hajheydari Z,Aryanian Z,Shayannia A,Ajami A,Asgarian-Omran H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The generation of reactive oxygen species is among the various mechanisms by which ultraviolet radiation damages skin. Tempol, a superoxide dismutase analogue which readily penetrates cell membranes when administered exogenously, has been shown to provide protection against some forms of oxygen-dependent damage. In th...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Bernstein EF,Kong SK,Brown DB,Kwak BC,Takeuchi T,Gasparro FP,Uitto J

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), a heritable multi-system disorder, is caused by mutations in the ABCC6 gene primarily expressed in the liver. Recent analysis of cultured fibroblasts from patients with PXE has suggested compensatory alterations in the expression of the ABCA-subfamily of genes. We have now determined by...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Li Q,Uitto J

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many years, the function of the sebaceous gland (SG) was underestimated and suggested by Albert M. Kligman as a remnant of human development, a 'living fossil with a past but no future'. However, the last two decades of studies and the discovery of neuro-endocrine pathways in skin have determined the importance of...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Nejati R,Skobowiat C,Slominski AT

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (EHK) is a genodermatosis caused by mutations in either the keratin 1 (K1) or keratin 10 (K10) genes, and characterized by erythroderma and blistering at birth, with development of a ribbed, ichthyotic hyperkeratosis and palmoplantar keratoderma. A wide variety of mutations within the high...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Michael EJ,Schneiderman P,Grossman ME,Christiano AM

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) has become a mainstay in many areas of skin research. To enable quantitative analysis, it is necessary to analyse expression of reference genes (RGs) for normalization of target gene expression. The selection of reliable RGs therefore has an important impact on...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Beer L,Mlitz V,Gschwandtner M,Berger T,Narzt MS,Gruber F,Brunner PM,Tschachler E,Mildner M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is involved in the formation of methyl donors, which contribute to DNA methylation. DNA methylation is an essential epigenetic feature playing a critical role in gene regulation and cellular differentiation. In addition, MTHFR activity affects plasma homocysteine l...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Weger W,Hofer A,Stanger O,Wolf P,El-Shabrawi Y,Renner W,Kerl H,Salmhofer W

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade, significant progress has been made in understanding skin cancer cell death resistance mechanisms, and a number of new treatment strategies have been developed. Systematic approach genomic studies of various cancer types have opened new possibilities for the development of anticancer therapies. Howe...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Feoktistova M,Panayotova-Dimitrova D

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stratum corneum (SC) exposed to living tissues, induces inflammation characterized by the formation of mixed cell granulomas consisting of infiltrative polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and monocytes/macrophages. In this study, to clarify the mechanism for the later monocyte accumulation in SC-induced granulomas, we...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Ozawa M,Terui T,Tanita M,Kato T,Tagami H

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated that telomerase activity is increased and telomere length shortened in lymphocytes from peripheral blood of patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. In order to determine which cell type has increased telomerase activity and shortened telomere length, CD4+, CD8+, CLA+ CD3+ and CLA- CD3+ T...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Wu KD,Hansen ER

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, the skin can form complex global and local patterns to meet diverse functional requirements in different parts of the body. To date, the fundamental principles that underlie skin patterning remain poorly understood because of the involvement of multiple interacting processes. Genes involved in the planar c...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Chen J,Chuong CM

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant proportion of patients with skin disease do not respond to treatment and adverse drug reactions are a common problem. Genetic factors are important determinants for both drug efficacy and toxicity. The fields of pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics examine inter-individual variations in the DNA sequence...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Pincelli C,Pignatti M,Borroni RG

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00