Where we stand with human hypertrophic and keloid scar models.

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：:In the last decades melanoma incidence has been increasing worldwide, while mortality remained on a high level. Until now, there is no suitable therapy for metastasized melanoma, which could lead to a significant increase in overall survival. Apoptosis deficiency is supposed to be a critical factor for therapy resista...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Eberle J,Fecker LF,Hossini AM,Kurbanov BM,Fechner H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proportion of acral melanoma (AM) is much higher in Asian populations than in Caucasian populations. Although mutational profiles associated with AM have been discovered in Caucasian populations, knowledge of its genetic alterations in Asian populations is limited. To describe the molecular nature of AM in Korean ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Shim JH,Shin HT,Park J,Park JH,Lee JH,Yang JM,Kim DH,Jang KT,Lee DY

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

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：:c-Jun, a component of the activating protein-1 transcription factor family, has been known to play an important role in the control of cell proliferation. It is also suspected to be a critical mediator of tumor promotion. However, investigations of c-Jun activation patterns in inflammatory and inflammatory transformin...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Marceková Z,Flaig MJ,Kekus M,Ruzicka T,Rupec RA

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Chemical haptens induce a variety of allergic immune reactions by induction of hapten-specific T cells. Contact sensitizers such as the hapten trinitrochlorobenzene (TNCB) elicit an allergic response, which is confined to the area of antigen exposure. Despite this localized allergic response, we show here that the tri...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Martin S,Delattre V,Leicht C,Weltzien HU,Simon JC

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：:Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a severe autoimmune blistering disease of the skin and mucous membranes. As autoantibodies play an essential role in the disease pathogenesis, the serological detection of anti-desmoglein 3 IgG represents a central tool in the diagnosis of the disease. In this study, we show the validation o...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Schmidt T,Mauracher S,Bender L,Greene B,Kurzhals J,Eming R,Dostatni R,Hertl M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newborn foreskin and adult skin keratinocytes (KTs) were cultured in 24-well plates using keratinocyte basal medium (KBM) either alone or supplemented with epidermal growth factor (EGF) or nerve growth factor (NGF), plus one of the following: insulin (INS), insulin-like growth factors (IGF)-1 or -2, transforming growt...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Wilkinson DI,Theeuwes MJ,Farber EM

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD4+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) are suppressors of immune activation and play a crucial role in the maintenance of peripheral tolerance. Mutations of Foxp3 result in fatal autoimmunity in multiple organs, including the skin, in both humans and mice. Many studies have demonstrated the altered frequency and funct...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Ujiie H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The generation of a robust CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response is a key feature of many immunotherapeutic strategies against epithelial tumors and virally infected epithelial tissue. However, surprisingly few studies have addressed whether primary epithelial cells, expressing defined endogenous antigens, are ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Zhou F,Frazer IH,Leggatt GR

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of a stratified epidermis is required for the performance of the essential functions of the skin; to act as an outside-in barrier against the access of microorganisms and other external factors, to prevent loss of water and solutes via inside-out barrier functions and to withstand mechanical stresses. Epider...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Rogerson C,O'Shaughnessy RFL

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD44 and l-selectin (CD62L) are major adhesion receptors that mediate leucocyte recruitment at inflammatory sites and lymph nodes, by supporting cell rolling under blood flow. Both CD44 and CD62L have been implicated in inflammatory skin disorders, but their specific involvement in an immediate-type allergic reaction ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Gonda A,Gál I,Szántó S,Sarraj B,Glant TT,Hunyadi J,Mikecz K

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherited skin fragility comprises disorders characterized by mechanical induced blistering and erosions within the skin and mucosal membranes as a consequence of mutations in genes encoding proteins involved in intra-epidermal or dermal-epidermal adhesion. As the molecular pathology is largely known, it is a prototyp...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Has C,Kiritsi D

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pruritus of any origin is a frequent discomfort in daily medical practice, and its therapy is challenging. Frequently, the underlying origin may not be identified and symptomatic therapy is necessary. Conventional treatment modalities such as antihistamines often lack efficacy, and hence new therapeutic strate...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Ständer S,Weisshaar E,Luger TA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we analysed the modulation of keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) mRNA expression in human dermal fibroblasts cultured either in monolayer or within a collagen matrix (dermal equivalent). In monolayer cultures, KGF expression by quiescent fibroblasts was stimulated by different growth substances such as se...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Le Panse R,Bouchard B,Lebreton C,Coulomb B

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Murine model systems are critically required tools for the investigation of unknown mechanisms of melanoma development and metastasis and for developing more efficient therapies. The Tg(Grm1)EPv melanoma mouse model is characterized by spontaneous development of pigmented cutaneous melanomas at hairless skin regions, ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Schiffner S,Chen S,Becker JC,Bosserhoff AK

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychological factors are believed to play a role in the pathogenesis of alopecia areata (AA), a frequently encountered hair disorder. In our study, statistically significant elevation of psychological stress was felt by AA patients prior hair loss compared with control, which was strongly believed contributory to hai...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Kim HS,Cho DH,Kim HJ,Lee JY,Cho BK,Park HJ

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expansive use of immunosuppressive medications in fields such as transplantational medicine and oncology, the higher frequency of invasive procedures in an ageing population and the HIV/AIDS pandemic have increased the frequency of systemic fungal infections. At the same time, increased resistance of pathogenic fu...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Mehra T,Köberle M,Braunsdorf C,Mailänder-Sanchez D,Borelli C,Schaller M

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:Current gold standard lower extremity cutaneous wound management is not always effective. Cutaneous wounds generate a "current of injury" which is directly involved in wound healing processes. Application of exogenous electrical stimulation has been hypothesised to imitate the natural electric current that occurs in c...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Ashrafi M,Alonso-Rasgado T,Baguneid M,Bayat A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertrophic scarring is a skin disorder characterized by persistent inflammation and fibrosis that may occur after wounding or thermal injury. Altered production of cytokines and growth factors, such as TGF-beta, play an important role in this process. Activin A, a member of the TGF-beta family, shares the same intra...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Fumagalli M,Musso T,Vermi W,Scutera S,Daniele R,Alotto D,Cambieri I,Ostorero A,Gentili F,Caposio P,Zucca M,Sozzani S,Stella M,Castagnoli C

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:Drug resistance in melanoma is commonly attributed to ineffective apoptotic pathways. Targeting apoptosis regulators is thus considered a promising approach to sensitizing melanoma to therapy. In the previous issue of Experimental Dermatology, Plötz and Eberle discuss the role that apoptosis plays in melanoma progress...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Haass NK,Schumacher U

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The organ culture of human scalp hair follicles (HFs) is the best currently available assay for hair research in the human system. In order to determine the hair growth-modulatory effects of agents in this assay, one critical read-out parameter is the assessment of whether the test agent has prolonged anagen duration ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Kloepper JE,Sugawara K,Al-Nuaimi Y,Gáspár E,van Beek N,Paus R

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:In recent years, hyaluronan (HA) has become an increasingly attractive substance as a non-immunogenic filler and scaffolding material in cosmetic dermatology. Despite its wide use for skin augmentation and rejuvenation, relatively little is known about the molecular structures and interacting proteins of HA in normal ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Anderegg U,Simon JC,Averbeck M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The accuracy of diagnosis of skin cancer and especially of early malignant melanoma is most important to reduce its morbidity and mortality. Previous pilot studies using electrical impedance measurements indicate statistically significant accuracies for the detection of skin cancer. OBJECTIVES:The aim of th...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Aberg P,Birgersson U,Elsner P,Mohr P,Ollmar S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We applied atomic force microscopy (AFM) to visualize ultrastructural changes of the keratinocyte morphology after narrow-band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) irradiation. Immortalized human keratinocytes were cultured under standard conditions, irradiated with NB-UVB light at doses ranging from 50 to 800 mJ/cm2 and imaged by ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Reich A,Lehmann B,Meurer M,Muller DJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00