October 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Collagen VII helps skin heal and stay strong, sirolimus may lower skin cancer risk in kidney transplant patients, high-molecular-mass hyaluronan helps naked mole rats resist cancer, dermal γδ T cells aid in hair growth in rodents, and overexpression of IL-33 in mouse skin causes itchiness, offering a model for studying allergic inflammation treatments.
January 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Small molecule DMF improves psoriasis and multiple sclerosis, adult skin cells can be made to grow new hair, certain skin cells initiate hair growth, IL-17C controls gut health and can cause skin inflammation, and skin cells produce IL-17 that can lead to psoriasis.
July 2023 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” In a Phase II trial, Cox and colleagues reported that anti-IL17A therapy was well tolerated and led to a 64% reduction in wound size for venous leg ulcers unresponsive to standard treatments, although further validation in a larger trial is needed.
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March 2019 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This commentary discusses a study reporting that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment led to increased hair growth in androgenetic alopecia patients, while critiquing its conclusion on the ineffectiveness of microneedling.
February 2011 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” New findings suggest targeting IL-23 could treat psoriasis, skin cells can adapt to new roles, direct conversion of skin cells to blood cells may aid cell therapy, removing certain tumor cells could boost cancer immunotherapy, and melanoma may have many tumorigenic cells, not just cancer stem cells.
