The antihistamines clemastine and desloratadine inhibit STAT3 and c-Myc activities and induce apoptosis in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cell lines.

abstract：:CD44 is a family of cell-surface receptors on human lymphocytes that act as co-stimulatory molecules leading to the induction of effector functions in T cells. We have analyzed primary cutaneous malignant melanomas with clinical and histologic signs of tumor regression using immunohistochemistry and observed the predo...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Weimann TK,Wagner C,Goos M,Wagner SN

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For almost a quarter of a century, ex vivo studies of human scalp hair follicles (HFs) have permitted major advances in hair research, spanning diverse fields such as chronobiology, endocrinology, immunology, metabolism, mitochondrial biology, neurobiology, pharmacology, pigmentation and stem cell biology. Despite thi...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Langan EA,Philpott MP,Kloepper JE,Paus R

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we determined the adiponectin expression in the serum and lesional skin of patients with scleroderma (SSc). Serum adiponectin concentrations were measured in 32 patients with SSc, 10 patients with SLE, 12 patients with dermatomyositis patients and 13 healthy subjects with specific enzyme-linked immunoso...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Arakawa H,Jinnin M,Muchemwa FC,Makino T,Kajihara I,Makino K,Honda N,Sakai K,Fukushima S,Ihn H

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of angiogenesis in tumour growth and metastasis is well established. However, investigations of tumour microcirculation to date have used either biopsy material from human tumours, or animal models in vivo. We have studied the tumour microcirculation in vivo in human skin cancers using video-microscopy to exa...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Bedlow AJ,Stanton AW,Cliff S,Mortimer PS

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome of a cutaneous immune response is critically dependent upon the ability of dendritic cells (DC) to migrate from skin to the draining lymph nodes - a process that is influenced by the cutaneous tissue microenvironment. Here, the role of fibroblasts - a major component of the dermal microenvironment - on the...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Saalbach A,Janik T,Busch M,Herbert D,Anderegg U,Simon JC

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the lack of protective melanin and increased oxidative stress due to mM concentrations of epidermal H2O2 in vitiligo, there is no significantly increased risk for chronic actinic damage and non-melanoma skin cancer. Therefore the question arises, which protective mechanisms could be involved in the skin of the...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Schallreuter KU,Behrens-Williams S,Khaliq TP,Picksley SM,Peters EM,Marles LK,Westerhof W,Miehe B,Fanghänel J

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protease inhibitor cystatin M/E (CST6) regulates a biochemical pathway involved in stratum corneum homeostasis, and its deficiency in mice causes ichthyosis and neonatal lethality. Cystatin M/E deficiency has not been described in humans so far, and we did not detect disease-causing mutations in the CST6 gene in a...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Jansen PA,van den Bogaard EH,Kersten FF,Oostendorp C,van Vlijmen-Willems IM,Oji V,Traupe H,Hennies HC,Schalkwijk J,Zeeuwen PL

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin barrier damage induces various harmful or even protective reactions in the skin, as represented by enhancement of keratinocyte cytokine production. To investigate whether acute removal of stratum corneum modulates the production of chemokines by epidermal cells, we treated ears of BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice by tape-...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Onoue A,Kabashima K,Kobayashi M,Mori T,Tokura Y

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the central role of mast cells (MC) in allergy and inflammation is well-appreciated, much less is known about their physiological functions. The impressive battery of potent growth modulatory MC products, and increasing evidence of MC involvement in hyperproliferative and fibrotic disorders suggest that tissue r...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Maurer M,Paus R,Czarnetzki BM

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitiligo is a chronic skin disease characterized by the appearance of zones of depigmentation. It is mostly described as an autoimmune disease in which the immune system destroys the melanocytes. Consistent with this origin, genetic studies have implicated genes encoding proteins mediating the immune response targetin...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Delmas V,Larue L

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycyrrhizic acid (GA), a natural triterpene, has received attention as an agent that has protective effects against chronic diseases including ultraviolet UV-B-induced skin photodamage. However, the mechanism of its protective effect remains elusive. Here, we used an immortalized human keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT) ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Afnan Q,Kaiser PJ,Rafiq RA,Nazir LA,Bhushan S,Bhardwaj SC,Sandhir R,Tasduq SA

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：:Pruritus is the most distressing symptom in haemodialysis (HD) patients. Its aetiology has not yet been delineated, and thus there are no good therapeutical options. Case reports and series attribute antipruritic potency to the serotonin receptor antagonists of the 5-HT3 type in renal pruritus. It was the aim of this ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Weisshaar E,Dunker N,Röhl FW,Gollnick H

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reverse transcriptase qPCR is the most common method to determine and compare mRNA expression levels and relies on normalization using reference genes. The expression levels of the latter, however, are themselves often variable between experimental conditions, thus compromising the results. Using the geNorm algorithm,...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Braun A,Sezin T,Bezdek S,Doxastaki I,Zillikens D,Busch HS,Sadik CD

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contact allergens induce several accessory signals which promote the activation of antigen-specific T cells. One of these signals is the increased expression of adhesion molecules on antigen-presenting cells and endothelial cells. Epicutaneous application of non-toxic doses of 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB) onto the ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Wildner O,Lipkow T,Knop J

更新日期：1992-11-01 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

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：:Chronic exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation alters components of the skin. We previously reported that chronic low-dose UV irradiation induced wrinkle formation but did not significantly alter dermal components of hairless mice. In the present study, we examined whether the epidermal changes by UV irradiation could...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Kambayashi H,Odake Y,Takada K,Funasaka Y,Ichihashi M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients sensitized to para-phenylenediamine (PPD) by semi-permanent tattoos increasingly develop threatening allergic reactions in response to black hair dye. The gold standard to diagnose allergic contact dermatitis is to perform epicutaneous patch tests, however, iatrogenic sensitizations and severe patch test reac...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Kneilling M,Caroli U,Grimmel C,Fischer J,Eichner M,Wieder T,Maier FC,Röcken M,Biedermann T

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune connective tissue disease combining inflammatory, vasculopathic and fibrotic manifestations. Skin features, which give their name to the disease and are considered as diagnostic as well as prognostic markers, have not been thoroughly investigated in terms of therapeutic...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Henrot P,Truchetet ME,Fisher G,Taïeb A,Cario M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet (UV) radiation contained in sunlight is considered a major risk in the induction of skin cancer. While mast cells are best known for their role in allergic responses, they have also been shown to play a crucial role in suppressing the anti-tumour immune response following UV exposure. Evidence is now emerg...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Sarchio SN,Kok LF,O'Sullivan C,Halliday GM,Byrne SN

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatostatin (SST) is a regulatory peptide hormone that acts through five different G protein-coupled receptors (SSTR1-5). Whereas expression of all five SSTR subtypes in epidermis has been shown, the biological relevance of the SST/SSTR system in the skin is completely unknown. We show here that SST is expressed in h...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Vockel M,Breitenbach U,Kreienkamp HJ,Brandner JM

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TNF is critically involved in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. TL1A is a TNF-like cytokine, which, after binding to death domain receptor DR3, provides costimulatory signals to lymphocytes, amplifies Th1- and Th17-mediated immune responses and induces apoptotic cell death. These functions are inhibited when TL1A associa...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Bamias G,Evangelou K,Vergou T,Tsimaratou K,Kaltsa G,Antoniou C,Kotsinas A,Kim S,Gorgoulis V,Stratigos AJ,Sfikakis PP

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of placebo and nocebo effects-that is positive or negative treatment effects that are entirely a consequence of the patient's expectations and beliefs about a treatment outcome in terms of efficacy, safety, usability or side effects-has been shown for almost all types of diseases and physiological response sy...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Evers AW

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA molecules, which function in RNA silencing and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease characterized by the dysfunction of keratinocytes, with the immune dysregulation. We reviewed the recent studies on the roles of miRNA...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Liu Q,Wu DH,Han L,Deng JW,Zhou L,He R,Lu CJ,Mi QS

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is now considered to be a chronic, immune-mediated and inflammatory skin disease. As the precise cause of psoriasis remains unknown, its treatment is challenging for dermatologists. Keratin 17 (K17), an intermediate filament protein, is highly expressed in psoriatic lesions, while not normally expressed in h...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Chang T,Sun L,Wang Y,Wang D,Li W,Li C,Gao T,Liu Y,Wang G

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The skin forms an effective barrier between the organism and the environment preventing invasion of pathogens and fending off chemical and physical assaults, as well as the unregulated loss of water and solutes. In this review we provide an overview of several components of the physical barrier, explaining how barrier...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Proksch E,Brandner JM,Jensen JM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) are benign proliferations that may be associated with various consequences depending on their size. They are characterized by a specific molecular signature, namely a postzygotic somatic NRAS or BRAF mutation. We have recently reported that large CMN (lCMN), which are classically asso...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Guégan S,Kadlub N,Picard A,Rouillé T,Charbel C,Coulomb-L'Hermine A,How-Kit A,Fraitag S,Aractingi S,Fontaine RH

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:Type VII collagen is the major component of anchoring fibrils in the epidermal basement membrane. Its expression has been analyzed by immunostaining or Northern blotting, but rarely at the protein level. In this study, we have quantitatively examined the effects of ascorbic acid and various cytokines/growth factors on...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Amano S,Ogura Y,Akutsu N,Nishiyama T

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00