Sensory neurons play a crucial role in the perception of "hot" and "cold". They express a group of ion channels called thermosensitive TRP channels. For example, TRPV1 (activated above 43°C) and TRPM8 (activated below 29°C) ...
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PIEZO1, an ion channel mechanosensor found within cells, has been revealed to play a key role in regulating the speed of skin wound healing by researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).
Nov 9, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Higher exposure to thiazides is associated with increased rates of incident keratinocyte carcinoma and melanoma among older adults, according to a study published online April 12 in CMAJ, the journal of the ...
Apr 12, 2021
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A new research paper, titled "A novel peptide 'T14' reflects age and photo-aging in human skin," was published in Aging.
Jul 5, 2023
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From the neurons that enable thought to the keratinocytes that make toenails grow–a complex canopy of sugar molecules, commonly known as glycans, envelop every living cell in the human body.
Jun 6, 2013
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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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A research team led by Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama (CiRA, Kyoto University) and Professor Kei Sato (Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo) experimentally infected human keratinocytes and human ...
Jun 20, 2023
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Cells can change to a more specialized type in a process called cellular differentiation. Scientists have revealed that protein secretions by skin cells known as keratinocytes control the differentiation of subsurface skin ...
Jul 25, 2019
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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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A new research paper was published on the cover of Aging titled, "Chronological aging impacts abundance, function and microRNA content of extracellular vesicles produced by human epidermal keratinocytes."
Nov 30, 2023
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