Medical research
A critical factor for wound healing
The p53 family of transcription factors (p63 and p73) plays critical roles in keratinocyte (skin cell) function.
Jul 17, 2019
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Medical research
A fully human system to cultivate skin cells for grafting
Breakthrough study to culture human skin cells called keratinocytes to produce skin grafts has been published by a team of researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Singapore General Hospital (SGH). This method is ...
Oct 31, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists design new skin cell culture technique to study human papillomavirus
A new cell culture strategy promises to illuminate the mysterious early stages of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, according to research published in PLOS Pathogens by Malgorzata Bienkowska-Haba and colleagues at Louisiana ...
Mar 1, 2018
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Medical research
Research team lays bare melanin's DNA guarding mechanism
With a little help from chickens and video cameras, scientists have captured live the moment when skin gets darker. In a study appearing in Scientific Reports, a Japanese team has filmed and demystified the process by which ...
Dec 7, 2016
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Immunology
Closer to the source of the itch
Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin condition that affects some 125 million people worldwide. It is characterized by itchy, scaly skin plaques. The exact cause of psoriasis is unclear. But mounting evidence implicates the immune ...
May 24, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma can develop on verrucous lesions
(HealthDay)—Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) can develop on long-standing verrucous lesions, according to a report published as a letter to the editor in the October issue of The Journal of Dermatology.
Oct 14, 2015
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Understanding aspirin's effect on wound healing offers hope for treating chronic wounds
In addition to its known capacity to promote bleeding events, aspirin also inhibits wound healing. New research published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine now describes how aspirin acts on key skin cells called keratinocytes, ...
May 12, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Changes in hyaluronan metabolism—a key factor in the adaptation of keratinocytes to radiation injury
As the outermost layer of skin, epidermis is crucial in forming a permeability barrier and protection against various environmental agents. Thus, investigating the biology of its most important cell type, the keratinocyte, ...
Jul 2, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Silibinin, found in milk thistle, protects against UV-induced skin cancer
A pair of University of Colorado Cancer Center studies published this month show that the milk thistle extract, silibinin, kills skin cells mutated by UVA radiation and protects against damage by UVB radiation – thus protecting ...
Jan 30, 2013
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Medical research
New study reveals potential therapeutic approach to enhance keratinocyte migration in cutaneous wound healing
Researchers have identified a new mechanism involving ginsenoside Rb1, which has the ability to stimulate keratinocyte migration and promote cutaneous wound healing. They report the results of a study showing that Rb1 enhances ...
Sep 26, 2018
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