Interaction of peripheral nerves and mast cells, eosinophils, and basophils in the development of pruritus.

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：:Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a regulatory T cell (Treg)-associated autoimmune disease. Treg cells maintain immunosuppression by expressing the signature transcription factor FOXP3. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have frequently emerged as regulators in Treg-mediated immunosuppression. We previously found that miR-338-3p was overexp...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Xu M,Liu Q,Li S,Zhang W,Huang X,Han K,Li C,Zeng K

更新日期：2020-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Topical photodynamic therapy with 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a newly established treatment modality for epithelial skin cancer. Skin distribution of different 20% 5-ALA formulations was investigated by detection of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) using an ex vivo porcine skin model. Fluorescence of PpIX was first detec...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Maisch T,Worlicek C,Babilas P,Landthaler M,Szeimies RM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteases and their receptors have poorly understood roles in skin fibrosis and systemic scleroderma (SSc). We examined the role of protease-activated receptors (PAR(1) and PAR(2) ) in the pathophysiology of human SSc and skin fibrosis. Immunohistochemistry showed that PAR(1) immunoreactivity was positive in fibroblas...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Cevikbas F,Seeliger S,Fastrich M,Hinte H,Metze D,Kempkes C,Homey B,Steinhoff M

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Primary hyperhidrosis is characterized by excessive sweating in palmar, plantar and axillary body regions. Gland hypertrophy and the existence of a third type of sweat gland, the apoeccrine gland, with high fluid transporting capabilities have been suggested as possible causes. This study investigated whether sweat gl...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Bovell DL,MacDonald A,Meyer BA,Corbett AD,MacLaren WM,Holmes SL,Harker M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial peptides and proteins (AMP) are highly active molecules with a broad-spectrum of microbicidal activity. Human beta-defensins (hBD)-2 and hBD-3 were initially isolated from psoriatic-scale extracts, and other AMP have been identified in high concentrations in psoriatic skin explaining the uncommonness of ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Steinz K,Schubert S,Harder J,Gerdes S,Mrowietz U,Gläser R

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:A two-stage genomewide association (GWA) analysis was conducted to investigate the genetic factors influencing ultraviolet (UV)-induced skin pigmentation in Korean females after UV exposure. Previously, a GWA study evaluating ~500 000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 99 Korean females identified eight SNPs th...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Kwak TJ,Chang YH,Shin YA,Shin JM,Kim JH,Lim SK,Lee SH,Lee MG,Yoon TJ,Kim CD,Lee JH,Koh JS,Seo YK,Chang MY,Lee Y

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages play important roles in immunity and inflammation, and in allergic, granulomatous and neoplastic diseases. Here, we present the indepth results of an ongoing study of macrophage differentiation pathways in cutaneous macrophage disorders and in vitro. Up to now, a total of 40 cases of cutaneous macrophage d...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Kodelja V,Goerdt S

更新日期：1994-12-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The aetiology of mycosis fungoides and parapsoriasis (which may be considered as an early stage of mycosis fungoides) remains debated. Previous recent studies have suspected the involvement of viral agents and particularly human herpes viruses (HHV).The aim of the present study was to screen for the presen...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Quéreux G,André-Garnier E,Knol AC,Imbert-Marcille BM,Dréno B

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, 3% diclofenacnatrium gel (diclofenac) was introduced for the treatment of actinic keratoses. Data on photocarcinogenesis of topical diclofenac are limited, and we wished to investigate whether topical diclofenac can accelerate photocarcinogenesis using simulated solar radiation (SSR). Diclofenac was applied ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Lerche CM,Philipsen PA,Poulsen T,Wulf HC

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil extravasation is central to inflammatory skin diseases like psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. In vivo, neutrophils have been shown to migrate through cell-to-cell junctions (paracellular pathway) or directly through the body of the endothelial cell (transcellular pathway). In vitro, however, neutrophil migra...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Marmon S,Cammer M,Raine CS,Lisanti MP

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：: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：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：:Keratinocytes (KCs) play a critical role in maintaining the cutaneous structure and are involved in various physiological and pathologic processes of the skin. Many inflammatory skin diseases and skin cancers result from excessive proliferation and insufficient apoptosis of KCs. Recent data suggested that the sonic he...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Liu H,Jian Q,Xue K,Ma C,Xie F,Wang R,Liao W,Liu Y,Chi S,Li C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host defense peptides/proteins (HDPs), also known as antimicrobial peptides/proteins (AMPs), are key molecules in the cutaneous innate immune system. AMPs/HDPs historically exhibit broad-spectrum killing activity against bacteria, enveloped viruses, fungi and several parasites. Recently, AMPs/HDPs were shown to have i...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Niyonsaba F,Kiatsurayanon C,Chieosilapatham P,Ogawa H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of an anti-inflammatory peptide (antiflammin 1) to reduce irritation when delivered transdermally by iontophoresis was examined. A model drug irritant, chlorpromazine, was co-delivered with and without antiflammin 1 by iontophoresis to hairless guinea pigs transdermally. Quantitative skin irritation meas...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Mize NK,Buttery M,Ruis N,Leung I,Cormier M,Daddona P

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) are major environmental pollutants, and their effects on the human body critically depend on the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of the AhR and its ligands in chronic inflammatory ski...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Kim HO,Kim JH,Chung BY,Choi MG,Park CW

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opioids exert major effects not only in the central nervous system but also in immune responses. We investigated the effects of μ-opioid peptides, secreted by tumor cells, on anti-tumor immune responses. For this purpose, tumor growth was studied in wild-type and μ-opioid receptor-deficient (MOR-/-) mice injected with...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Boehncke S,Hardt K,Schadendorf D,Henschler R,Boehncke WH,Duthey B

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonal variations can be found in almost any parameter of an organism's biochemistry, physiology, endocrinology, and behaviour. This phenomenon, generally called photoperiodism, results from one of the major functions of the circadian system, i.e. the translation of environmental information into rhythmic intraorgan...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Lang R,Hintner H,Hermann A,Brandstaetter R

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：: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：: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：:The 'matrikine' concept claims that processing of the precursors for collagen results in the formation of peptides such as KTTKS which in turn augments extracellular matrix (ECM) production. In the present study, we show the development of an anti-ageing active from an in silico approach by molecular design resulting ...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Farwick M,Grether-Beck S,Marini A,Maczkiewitz U,Lange J,Köhler T,Lersch P,Falla T,Felsner I,Brenden H,Jaenicke T,Franke S,Krutmann J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Directed migration of keratinocytes and fibroblasts is a fundamental prerequisite in wound healing. Cation-dependent affinity changes of integrins are responsible for cell adhesion to and deadhesion from extracellular matrix proteins and have been implicated in driving cell migration. The specific requirements for div...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Lange TS,Kirchberg J,Bielinsky AK,Leuker A,Bank I,Ruzicka T,Scharffetter-Kochanek K

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is known to be involved in the initiation and progression of malignant melanoma. Many studies have focused on the initiation of melanoma, but less is known about the effect of UVR on established tumor cells. Here, we show that after ultraviolet-B (UVB) irradiation, melanoma cells (MM) are a...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Gebhardt C,Averbeck M,Viertel A,Kauer F,Saalbach A,Anderegg U,Simon JC

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is a crucial step in the development of allergic contact dermatitis. The primary contact with chemical allergens, called sensitization, and the secondary contact, called elicitation, result in an inflammatory response in the skin. The ability of contact allergens to induce allergic contact dermatitis corr...

journal_title：Experimental dermatology

authors： Lass C,Merfort I,Martin SF

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00