December 2024 in “The New Indian Journal of OBGYN” This study, assessing PCOS patients, found a significant positive correlation between increased ovarian volume and elevated insulin resistance, suggesting that larger ovaries may indicate a higher degree of insulin resistance.
November 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that recombinant human ADM2 treatment inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis in human hair follicles, contrasting with the previously documented pro-proliferative and anti-apoptotic functions of ADM2.
September 2024 in “Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association” In this experimental study, laser irradiation significantly altered the gene expression of cytokines in cultured human T-cell lymphocytes, suggesting that such laser light may photobiomodulate cytokine production in vitro.
May 2024 in “Frontiers in Immunology” In this mini-review, recent insights suggest a possible role of type-2-related immunity in diseases like alopecia areata, vitiligo, and localized scleroderma, though whether this immune response benefits or worsens these conditions remains unclear.
March 2024 in “Plant physiology” This study found that the transcription factor GLABRA 2 inhibits ethylene production, regulating root hair growth in Arabidopsis under nutrient deficiency conditions.
CaBP1 and 2 are necessary for maintaining calcium currents and hearing in inner ear cells.
January 2024 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” In this study, researchers found that AP-2α and AP-2β are critical for maintaining epidermal homeostasis in adult skin, with their combined loss leading to severe skin and hair abnormalities and early skin inflammation due to impaired keratinocyte differentiation.
January 2024 in “Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo” In this study, patients with diabetic retinopathy and peripheral occlusive arterial disease had significantly longer diabetes duration, higher HbA1c levels, poorer glycemic control, and were more often smokers compared to those without arterial disease, suggesting these factors contribute to disease development.
December 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that AP-2α and AP-2β transcription factors are crucial for maintaining adult skin homeostasis, with their inactivation in keratinocytes leading to impaired differentiation, hair abnormalities, and inflammation, highlighting their key regulatory roles.
September 2023 in “The Journal of Dermatology” In this 2-year prospective study, researchers observed that weight loss through bariatric surgery in patients with morbid obesity led to improvements in various skin conditions, although it also resulted in hair loss (telogen effluvium) for over half of the participants.
This study observed a high degree of plasticity in somatosensory axons innervating Merkel cells in mouse skin, finding that both axons and Merkel cells underwent dynamic remodeling, with their interactions influencing axonal branching and maturation.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study identified a new role for IL-4Ra-induced oxidative metabolism in wound macrophages, essential for balancing inflammatory response and promoting pro-fibrotic repair, suggesting a target for fibrosis prevention.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study suggests that tissue transglutaminase (TG2) may play a role in sebum production by regulating autophagy in sebaceous glands, offering potential targets for dermatological interventions.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that the type 2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-13 may amplify Staphylococcus aureus-induced inflammation and barrier disruption in atopic dermatitis, potentially worsening skin defense against this bacterium.
February 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that ApoEVs derived from mesenchymal stem cells improved cutaneous wound healing in diabetic mice by inhibiting macrophage pyroptosis and reducing oxidative stress levels.
January 2023 in “Open Life Sciences” This study found that VEGFR-2 activation may play a role in hair follicle differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis by co-expressing with several key proteins in normal human scalp skin.
September 2022 in “Annals of medicine and surgery” This case report discusses the diagnostic challenges and management options for three siblings with 46, XY DSD due to type 2 5-α reductase deficiency, highlighting the genetic basis and impact on their quality of life.
July 2022 in “International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS) (En línea)” In this study, researchers found that serum dihydrotestosterone levels were significantly lower in individuals with Type 2 Diabetes compared to healthy controls, with 90% of diabetics displaying subnormal levels.
January 2022 in “Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Dermatology” This study found that the Turkish version of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness-2 Scale is valid and reliable for use with Turkish dermatology patients.
This study indicates that finasteride use may lower bladder cancer incidence, while androgen suppression therapy improves recurrence-free survival but not other survival outcomes in bladder cancer patients.
December 2021 in “Acta Marisiensis” This review discusses the clinical significance, mechanisms, and treatment options of insulin resistance, emphasizing its impact on endocrine diseases and the need for further research into inflammatory cytokines.
September 2021 in “Pediatrics in review” This case report describes a 2-year-old girl with Majocchi granuloma, a deep granulomatous folliculitis, which improved after treatment with oral terbinafine despite relapses leading to multiple treatment courses.
July 2021 in “International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health” This study found that testosterone levels are commonly low among men with type 2 diabetes, and most of these men exhibit symptoms of hypogonadism, with BMI being a significant risk factor.
March 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that type 2 immunity, especially involving ILC2 cells, helps maintain skin homeostasis by regulating the proliferation and community stability of hair follicle epithelial cells in the presence of Demodex mites.
April 2020 in “Food Research” This review discusses androgenic alopecia (male pattern baldness), its hair growth cycle mechanisms, and highlights the use of plant derivatives in its management, but reports no new clinical results.
April 2020 in “International journal of clinical and diagnostic pathology” This study examined Bcl-2 and COX-2 expression in Lichen Planus cases, highlighting their roles in apoptosis protection and inflammation, with results analyzed statistically.
March 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells from type 2 diabetes mice are slightly less effective than controls but offer similar therapeutic benefits for wound healing.
This study indicates that the protein Bcl-2 has a dual role, protecting hair follicle stem cells from apoptosis during regeneration and promoting tumor formation under oncogenic stress.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, researchers found that canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling and Wnt-ligand expression are distinctly regulated during wound healing across different cell populations and immunity conditions, particularly under type 2 immunity.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that induced COX-2 expression in adult transgenic mice led to hair follicle miniaturization and enlargement of sebaceous glands, and suggests that targeting the PGD2 pathway might reverse these effects.