Serum levels of high mobility group box 1 correlate with disease severity in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.

abstract：:Ultra-violet B (UVB)-induced oxidative stress crucially perturbs the epidermal homeostasis, and the skin is endowed with protective mechanisms to take action against such damage. Here, we show the possible involvement of t-SNARE protein syntaxin3, a membrane fusion mediator of cytoplasmic vesicles, and which is releas...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Miyazaki T,Kadono N,Konishi Y,Hagiwara N,Maekubo K,Hirai Y

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:Skin diseases represent one of the most common work-related diseases and may have a detrimental effect on social, personal and occupational aspects of life. Contact dermatitis (CD), which comprises predominately irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), accounts for vast majority of occu...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Jakasa I,Thyssen JP,Kezic S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of T cells in the pathogenesis of psoriasis is widely acknowledged. However, key aspects of their precise function in the disease as well as the relative pathogenic contribution of T-cell subsets are still unknown. T-cell clones have been isolated from psoriatic plaques but a study of conditions affecting the...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Kohlmann WM,Urban W,Sterry W,Foerster J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are thought to have various functions other than RNA silencing. We tried to evaluate the expression of lncRNAs in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and determined whether lncRNAs controls collagen expression in dermal fibroblasts. lncRNA expression was determined by real-time PCR an...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Wang Z,Jinnin M,Nakamura K,Harada M,Kudo H,Nakayama W,Inoue K,Nakashima T,Honda N,Fukushima S,Ihn H

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few contradictory studies investigating the involvement of HPV in melanoma. We designed a controlled study to evaluate the HPV DNA prevalence in melanoma. One hundred patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma diagnosed between 2002 and 2006 were included. Complementary wide excision (healthy skin) was perfo...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Ruer JB,Pépin L,Gheit T,Vidal C,Kantelip B,Tommasino M,Prétet JL,Mougin C,Aubin F

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histamine facilitates development of eczematous lesions in chronic allergic contact dermatitis. In addition to the well-known corticosteroid treatments, H1 receptor (H1R) antagonists also have been used. This study observed effects of histamine H4 receptor (H4R) antagonist usage with H1R antagonist in a murine chronic...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Matsushita A,Seike M,Okawa H,Kadawaki Y,Ohtsu H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue-invasive T cells are observed in many inflammatory dermatological diseases, but in most cases, it is not known how they were attracted, what they might recognize, and to which extent they are activated. Answering these questions is surely essential for understanding pathogeneses of the diseases. In a recent iss...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Dornmair K

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of skin wound healing involves the following three steps: inflammation, tissue formation and tissue remodelling. These optimal steps are required for the development of normal wound healing. Recent reports demonstrated that inflammasomes are involved in the innate immune response. In the present study, we ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Ito H,Kanbe A,Sakai H,Seishima M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wool fibres are hairs and the term 'wool' is usually restricted to describe the fine curly hairs that constitute the fleece produced by sheep. In a broader sense, it can be used to describe the fleeces produced by related species such as goat or yak. Research into the biology of wool growth and the structure of the wo...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Rogers GE

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DECORIN is a prototypical member of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family that plays important roles in numerous biological processes and cellular biological pathways. We previously showed that Decorin expression was highly enhanced in mouse dorsal hair follicles (HFs) during the anagen phase and was reduc...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Zhou L,Jing J,Wang H,Wu X,Lu Z

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analysed the correlation between the expression of HIF-1α (hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha), the nuclear receptors: VDR (vitamin D receptor), RORα (retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha), and RORγ and CYP24A1 (cytochrome P450 family 24 subfamily A member 1) and CYP27B1 (cytochrome P450 family 27 sub...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Brożyna AA,Jóźwicki W,Jetten AM,Slominski AT

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of the skin to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation induces photoageing through the up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and subsequent breakdown of extracellular matrices. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activation play central roles in UV-induced MMP expression...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Park M,Han J,Lee CS,Soo BH,Lim KM,Ha H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely recognized that tobacco smoke causes skin pigmentation. No studies, however, have directly evaluated the mechanisms of the changes in smoker's skin pigmentation. In this study, when cultured with water-soluble tobacco smoke extract, the human epidermal melanocytes grew to a large size and produced more me...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Nakamura M,Ueda Y,Hayashi M,Kato H,Furuhashi T,Morita A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of single gene mutations in laboratory mice produce hair follicle defects resulting in deformed hair shafts. The radiation-induced (SB/LeJ-Foxq1(sa)) satin mutant mice have a satin-like sheen to their hair and dilute colouration. This sheen is due to failure of the hair shafts to develop normal medullas, whil...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Wu B,Herbert Pratt C,Potter CS,Silva KA,Kennedy V,Sundberg JP

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：: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：:Proteoglycans have been suggested to play pivotal roles in hair biology. Decorin is a prototypical member of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan family, which is involved in numerous biological processes. However, the role of decorin in the hair cycle has not been elucidated. Moreover, the effects of decorin on the ac...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Inui S,Itami S

更新日期：2014-08-01 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

abstract：:Ultraviolet (UV) light is an effective treatment for skin disorders like psoriasis in which the cutaneous neurosensory system may have a pathogenic role. In this study, we examined the possibility that UV modulation of the cutaneous neurosensory system and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) may contribute to local...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Legat FJ,Jaiani LT,Wolf P,Wang M,Lang R,Abraham T,Solomon AR,Armstrong CA,Glass JD,Ansel JC

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study shows that prostaglandins in human FM55 melanoma cells and epidermal melanocytes are produced by COX-1. Prostaglandin production in FM55 melanoma cells was unrelated to that of melanin suggesting that the two processes can occur independently. Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, which had no effect on mel...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Masoodi M,Nicolaou A,Gledhill K,Rhodes LE,Tobin DJ,Thody AJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：: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：:Melasma is a frequent pigmentary disorder caused by abnormal melanin deposits in the skin. In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a repetitive imaging tool that provides real-time images of the skin at nearly histological resolution. As melanin is the strongest endogenous contrast in human skin, pigmentary d...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Kang HY,Bahadoran P,Suzuki I,Zugaj D,Khemis A,Passeron T,Andres P,Ortonne JP

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：:There is likely general consensus within the skin research community that cell cycle control is critical to epidermal homeostasis and disease. The current predominant model proposes that keratinocytes switch off DNA replication and undergo cell cycle and cell growth arrest as they initiate terminal differentiation. Ho...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Gandarillas A,Freije A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of amphiregulin (AR) in the basal epidermis of transgenic mice [keratin 14 promoter AR gene (K14-ARGE)] has been previously shown to induce an early-onset and severe skin pathology, with many similarities to psoriasis. In this study, it is demonstrated that involucrin enhancer/promoter-dependent express...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Cook PW,Brown JR,Cornell KA,Pittelkow MR

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of dendritic cells (DCs) in allergic contact dermatitis has been clearly demonstrated for the induction phase. However, the situation during the elicitation phase is very complex within a distinct inflammatory response. This study was performed to exploit DC migration in the elicitation phase in a mouse model...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Bäumer W,Krekeler S,DeVries VC,Niedorf F,Tschernig T,Kietzmann M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human sebaceous gland possesses all the steroidogenic enzymes required for androgen synthesis. It remains unclear whether the testosterone produced in situ mainly derives from circulating dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) or from de novo synthesis utilizing serum cholesterol. Using testosterone radioimmunoassay, we found ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Chen W,Tsai SJ,Sheu HM,Tsai JC,Zouboulis CC

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C1 inhibitor (C1INH) plays an important role in the classical pathway of the complement system. Mutations in C1INH gene cause quantitative or qualitative deficiencies in C1INH, which can lead to hereditary angioedema (HAE) type I or II. Here, we identified a novel frame-shift mutation c.1391-1445del55 (p.v464fsx556) i...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Qu L,Wei B,Liu M,Zhang L,Xiao T,Chen HD,Zhou L,Mi QS,He C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00