Lack of expression of an alternative CD20 transcript variant in circulating B cells from patients with pemphigus.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer with increasing incidence rates worldwide. METHODS:To assess the association of BCC with epidemiologic risk factors in a Southern European population from Greece, we conducted a hospital-based case-control study of 199 patients with BCC and 2...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Dessinioti C,Tzannis K,Sypsa V,Nikolaou V,Kypreou K,Antoniou C,Katsambas A,Stratigos AJ

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on the photoprotection conferred by lycopene, one of the most potent anti-oxidants. Lycopene has been recently proposed to play a critical role on anticarcinogenic action at different levels. The photoprotective properties of lycopene remain contradictory. Some studies point out a positive and othe...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Ascenso A,Ribeiro H,Marques HC,Oliveira H,Santos C,Simões S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We screened a panel of 8 primary and 21 metastatic melanoma cell lines for constitutive secretion of cytokines. Melanomas expressed bioactivity for TGF-beta (8/25 lines) and IFN (7/12), but not IL-2. Immunoassays detected IL-1 alpha (4/25), IL-1 beta (12/25), IL-6 (13/29), IL-8 (29/29), TGF-beta 2 (5/12) and GM-CSF (1...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Bennicelli JL,Guerry D 4th

更新日期：1993-08-01 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：:Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that affects about 1.5% of the Caucasian population and is characterized by typical macroscopic and microscopic skin alterations. Psoriatic lesions are sharply demarcated, red and slightly raised lesions with silver-whitish scales. The microscopic alterations of psoriatic plaques in...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Sabat R,Philipp S,Höflich C,Kreutzer S,Wallace E,Asadullah K,Volk HD,Sterry W,Wolk K

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a frequent disorder with recurrent itchy wheals and/or angioedema, and nearly 35% patients respond poorly to non-sedating H1 antihistamine treatment. CRP gene encodes the C-reactive protein, which is involved in the pathogenesis of CSU. To investigate the impacts of CRP polymorph...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Yan S,Chen W,Peng C,Zhu W,Chen M,Zhang J,Su J,Li F,Liu Z,Zhang W,Li Q,Li J,Chen X

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：: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：:Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a highly aggressive neuroendocrine skin cancer which is twice as lethal as melanoma as more than one-third of MCC patients will die from this cancer. Although MCC, which primarily affects elderly and immune suppressed individuals, is very rare to date, its incidence is rapidly increasing...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Houben R,Schrama D,Becker JC

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:Type-1 cytokine-producing T cells are important in the pathogenesis of psoriasis vulgaris, for which efficient therapy is provided by means of narrow-band ultraviolet-B (NB-UVB). The expression of the type-1 cytokine interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is regulated by interleukin-12 (IL-12), IL-15, IL-18 and IL-23; however, ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Piskin G,Tursen U,Sylva-Steenland RM,Bos JD,Teunissen MB

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placental extracts have been widely used as skin lightening agents in the Japanese cosmetic market. Here, we show that placental extracts contain factors that can decrease or increase melanin synthesis by normal human melanocytes in vitro in possible association with mitochondrial respiration. When normal human melano...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Yoshimoto S,Ohagi Y,Yoshida M,Yanagi H,Hibino S,Ichihashi M,Ando H

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:Acne is the most common inflammatory skin disease, affecting up to 85% of the 11-30 years old world population. Skin microbiota appears as a key player involved in several skin dermatoses physiopathology. Here, we show that inflammatory skin is associated with changes in the skin microbiota composition on the back of ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Dagnelie MA,Montassier E,Khammari A,Mounier C,Corvec S,Dréno B

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Earlier studies showed that dermal cells lose trichogenic capacity with passage, but studies on the effect of keratinocyte passage on human hair follicle neogenesis and graft quality have been hampered by the lack of a suitable model system. We recently documented human hair follicle neogenesis in grafted dermal-epide...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Thangapazham RL,Klover P,Li S,Wang JA,Sperling L,Darling TN

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SHARPIN is an important component of the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC). Loss of function of SHARPIN results in eosinophilic inflammation in multiple organs including skin with Th2 -dominant cytokines and dysregulated development of lymphoid tissues in mice. The clinicopathological features are simila...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Tang L,Wang J,Zhu J,Liang Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), a systemic heritable connective tissue disorder, is characterized by progressive calcification of elastic structures in the skin, the eyes and the cardiovascular system, with considerable intra- and interfamilial phenotypic variability. Recently, underlying genetic defects have been ide...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Ringpfeil F,Pulkkinen L,Uitto J

更新日期：2001-08-01 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：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：:Pimecrolimus (SDZ ASM981) is a non-steroid member of calcineurin inhibitors recently developed for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases. In this study, we compared the effect of pimecrolimus and corticosteroids on the differentiation, maturation and function of murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BM-DC)...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Krummen MB,Varga G,Steinert M,Stuetz A,Luger TA,Grabbe S

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) are 3 cytokines that play a key rôle in cutaneous homeostasis and in the immunopathogenesis of a number of dermatologic diseases. Most studies have focused on their production by keratinocytes and Langerhans ce...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Boehm KD,Yun JK,Strohl KP,Elmets CA

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Itch is often regarded as unpleasant or bothersome and is accompanied by symptoms of distress and impairments in daily life. The biopsychosocial model of chronic itch describes how psychological factors can contribute to the improvement or exacerbation of chronic itch and related scratching behaviour. Recent research ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Evers AWM,Peerdeman KJ,van Laarhoven AIM

更新日期：2019-12-01 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 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：: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：:The best characterized signalling pathway employed by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) is the Smad pathway. We focused on Smad4, because it is essential for the activation of Smad-dependent target genes. We aimed to explore the possibility of inhibiting scar formation after wounding by blocking TGF-β signalling...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Tan WQ,Gao ZJ,Xu JH,Yao HP

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells are one of the impressive recent success stories of anti-cancer immunotherapy. Especially in haematological malignancies, this treatment strategy has shown promising results leading to the recent approval of two CAR-T cell constructs targeting CD19 in the United States and the E...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Simon B,Uslu U

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both CCL27 and CCL28 are ligands for CCR10 and attract CCR10(+) lymphocytes. We previously demonstrated that CCL27 and CCL28 were strongly expressed in sera and lesional keratinocytes of patients with atopic dermatitis and psoriasis vulgaris. However, the regulation of CCL27 and CCL28 production in keratinocytes has n...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Kagami S,Saeki H,Komine M,Kakinuma T,Nakamura K,Tsunemi Y,Sasaki K,Asahina A,Tamaki K

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00