June 2026 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review discusses the role of epithelial–mesenchymal transition in cutaneous fibrotic disorders and highlights potential molecular targets for therapy, but reports no new clinical results.
23 citations
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January 2024 in “Nature Immunology” This study, using multimodal profiling in mice, found that various tissues contain unique γδ T cell subsets adapted to their environment, revealing their functional diversity, lineage relationships, and similarities to CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cells.
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.
January 2011 in “Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)” This study suggests that contact sensitizers may treat alopecia areata by expanding suppressor cells and interfering with antigen presentation to lymphocytes.
17 citations
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January 2010 in “Acta Dermato Venereologica” This report details a case of a 43-year-old woman developing yellowish papular eruptions alongside typical acneiform skin reactions on her cheeks and chest following a switch from cetuximab to panitumumab treatment.
2 citations
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June 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” CD8+ T cells re-expressing CD45RA may predict treatment resistance in severe alopecia areata.
14 citations
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November 2024 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review summarizes existing evidence on how YAP and TAZ proteins are activated in epidermal keratinocytes and their role in coordinating with other signaling molecules to control transcription and influence epidermal cell fate, highlighting their importance beyond the Hippo pathway.
This study describes a preliminary examination showing that an intraepidermal injection of autologous epidermal cell suspension contains a significant number of viable cells after 7 days of culture, suggesting potential use in treating skin disorders like alopecia and as an anti-aging therapy.
20 citations
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March 1985 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Genetic factors alone might not cause pemphigus vulgaris; other factors like birth complications and puberty may trigger it.
9 citations
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July 2014 in “PubMed” This study found distinct localization patterns of S100 family proteins in hair follicles, suggesting their differential roles in normal hair follicle physiology.
23 citations
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July 2020 in “Aging Cell” In this study, researchers found that glycan profiles in epidermal stem cells differed between young and old mice, suggesting these changes may serve as molecular markers for aging.
September 1997 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” People with acne have more CD4+ immune cells in their skin than healthy people.
54 citations
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January 2016 in “Cell reports” This study found that different epidermal stem cell populations contribute to the formation of various skin tumors and new hair follicles following β-catenin activation in the adult epidermis.
55 citations
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January 2004 in “The International Journal of Developmental Biology” This study reports that corneal transient amplifying cells can be reprogrammed into epidermal cells capable of forming hair follicles in response to embryonic dermis signals.
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January 2024 in “International Journal of Applied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.” In this case-control study, EGF levels were significantly higher in patients with alopecia areata than in healthy controls, and these elevated levels positively correlated with the severity and extent of the disease, suggesting EGF as a potential marker for alopecia areata severity.
In this study, researchers found that follicular and epidermal transglutaminases are biochemically and immunologically distinct, suggesting the possibility of selectively modifying hair or epidermal proteins.
November 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Aptamers can improve wound healing and promote hair growth.
1 citations
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March 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, the researchers reported that using a biodegradable ECM scaffold for large-area wound regeneration accelerated wound coverage and improved hair follicle neogenesis by activating the adaptive immune system.
2 citations
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June 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This review discusses recent advancements in skin epigenetics, focusing on how epigenetic mechanisms regulate gene expression during normal skin function and their dysregulation in conditions like skin disorders and cancer, but reports no new clinical results.
153 citations
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June 2015 in “GenomeBiology.com” This study found that both genome-wide screening methods identified the VTRNA2-1 epiallele as highly responsive to environmental influences, suggesting a link between early embryonic environment, epigenetic changes, and human disease.
This study observed two distinct groups of alopecia areata lesions based on PD-1 expression in T cells from biopsied skin samples, suggesting potential differences in subtypes or stages of the disease that warrant further investigation.
24 citations
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October 2014 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” Genetic research has advanced our understanding of skin diseases, but complex conditions require an integrative approach for deeper insight.
3 citations
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January 2022 in “Russian Medical Inquiry” This review analyzes the interplay between atopic dermatitis and alopecia areata, suggesting that epidermal barrier dysfunction and genetic predispositions exacerbate both conditions through immune responses.
7 citations
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September 1980 in “Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society” This study observed that dermal dendritic cells migrate to the epidermis in mouse tail and back skin, correlating with changes in epidermal physiology like ortho- and parakeratosis.
99 citations
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April 1998 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that human hair follicles serve as a crucial reservoir for Langerhans cells, which repopulate the epidermis depleted by ultraviolet B exposure.
44 citations
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December 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found significant associations between certain MICA variants and haplotypes with alopecia areata, suggesting MICA as a potential candidate gene linked to the disease's susceptibility and severity.
9 citations
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October 2008 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes a patient with primary cutaneous natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, where monoclonal Epstein–Barr virus genome expansion was associated with terminal aggressive behavior after an indolent clinical course.
33 citations
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March 2018 in “Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” This article reviews clinical and histopathological aspects of cutaneous lupus erythematosus and its treatment, emphasizing the importance of photoprotection and outlining current therapies, but reports no new experimental results.
155 citations
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May 2016 in “Nature communications” This study found that mouse skin CD4(+) memory T cells are in equilibrium with the circulation under steady state but increase in specific clusters in response to infection or inflammation.
2 citations
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April 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that skin surface lipids contain measurable mRNAs, providing a non-invasive way to study skin diseases, with specific gene expression changes observed in atopic dermatitis patients.