research Matriptase: Potent Proteolysis on the Cell Surface
Matriptase is crucial for skin, hair, and immune cell health, and its imbalance can lead to cancer.
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330-360 / 1000+ resultsresearch M2 Macrophage and Extracellular Matrix Genes Are Enriched in High‐Activity Lichen Planopilaris
Higher activity in lichen planopilaris is linked to certain immune and tissue genes.
research Pseudo Pemphigus Phenotypes in Mice with Inactivated Desmoglein 3
Mice with a mutated Dsg3 gene showed severe symptoms but not the typical blistering of pemphigus vulgaris.
research The targeted overexpression of a Claudin mutant in the epidermis of transgenic mice elicits striking epidermal and hair follicle abnormalities
research Expression of Desmoglein 1 Compensates for Genetic Loss of Desmoglein 3 in Keratinocyte Adhesion
Desmoglein 1 can partly make up for the loss of Desmoglein 3 in hair adhesion but not in mucous membranes.
research Malassezia Display a Hyphae-like “Spaghetti-and-Meatballs” Configuration in Keratotic Plugs
Malassezia fungi in healthy noses can form a "spaghetti-and-meatballs" structure.
research An Unusual Presentation of Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
Treatment with prednisolone and dapsone stopped new blisters and partially healed previous ones.
research Stem Cells Sheltered from Air-Raids Repair Airways
Myoepithelial cells can repair airways after severe injury.
research 190 Deficiency of the Human Cysteine Protease Inhibitor Cystatin M/E Causes Hypotrichosis and Dry Skin
Not having enough cystatin M/E protein causes less hair growth and dry skin.
research MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE EVOLVING FROM THE SEQUENTIAL OVERLAP OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SJÖGREN’S SYNDROME, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND DERMATOMYOSITIS: A FOLLOW-UP
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease can develop from overlapping symptoms of several autoimmune diseases, making diagnosis complex.
research 1434 Epithelially derived MPZL3 negatively regulates murine and human sebaceous gland size and sebocyte proliferation
MPZL3 protein helps control the size of oil glands and the growth of oil-producing cells in both mice and humans.
research Microscopic polyangiitis secondary to Mycobacterium abscessus in a patient with bronchiectasis: a case report
A 70-year-old woman with bronchiectasis developed a rare immune disease due to a bacterial infection, requiring a difficult balance of treatments.
research 307 Phenotypic-genotypic expansion of plectinopathy in a patient with muscular dystrophy and immune-mediated myasthenia gravis
A patient with a new PLEC gene mutation showed symptoms of both muscular dystrophy and myasthenia gravis, which improved with steroid treatment.
research Folliculin, the Product of the Birt-Hogg-Dube Tumor Suppressor Gene, Interacts with the Adherens Junction Protein p0071 to Regulate Cell-Cell Adhesion
The protein folliculin, involved in a rare disease, works with another protein to control how cells stick together and their organization, and changes in this interaction can lead to disease symptoms.
research Expression of Plectin-1 and Trichohyalin in Human Tongue Cancer Cells
Tongue cancer cells show more plectin-1 than non-cancer cells, but both have similar levels of trichohyalin.
research 489 Seborrhea-like dermatitis phenotype in the Mpzl3 knockout mice
MPZL3 is crucial for seborrheic dermatitis development.
research Citrullinome of Porphyromonas gingivalis Outer Membrane Vesicles: Confident Identification of Citrullinated Peptides
Citrullinated proteins from Porphyromonas gingivalis may contribute to rheumatoid arthritis.
research Matrix remodelling and MMP expression/activation are associated with hidradenitis suppurativa skin inflammation
Matrix changes and increased MMPs contribute to skin inflammation in hidradenitis suppurativa.
research A Spontaneous Deletion within the Desmoglein 3 Extracellular Domain of Mice Results in Hypomorphic Protein Expression, Immunodeficiency, and a Wasting Disease Phenotype
A gene deletion in mice causes weak protein, immune issues, hair loss, airway problems, and wasting disease.
research Functional analysis of collagen XVII in epithelial cancers and a mouse model
Collagen XVII is important for cell functions and its absence can worsen cancer outcomes.
research Morbihan disease and extrafacial lupus miliaris disseminatus faceie: a case report
A 30-year-old man with rare skin conditions improved with antibiotics and surgery, hinting at a link to rosacea.
research Mitogen‐regulated protein/proliferin mRNA induction following single applications of tumor promoters to murine skin
mrp/plf-mRNA can indicate tumor-promoting effects in skin.
research Folliculin interacts with p0071 (plakophilin-4) and deficiency is associated with disordered RhoA signalling, epithelial polarization and cytokinesis
Folliculin deficiency causes problems with cell division and positioning due to disrupted RhoA signaling and interaction with p0071.
research Milia en plaque.
Milia en plaque can be caused by skin damage, tumors, or external factors.
research ANALYSIS OF THE BACKGROUND LEVEL OF CYTOKINES M1 AND M2 OF THE MACROPHAGE PHENOTYPE IN PATIENTS WITH REVISION RHINOPLASTY AFTER THE USE OF THE DRUG PDRN
PDRN may reduce inflammation and complications in revision rhinoplasty for patients with high fibrinogen levels.
research Mogamulizumab‐induced alopecia. Multicentric case series: Clinical, trichoscopic and histological characterization
Mogamulizumab can cause hair loss, often linked to a better treatment response.
research 1348 Involvement of mast cells and CB1 in the pathogenesis of IgA vasculitis
Mast cells and the CB1 receptor may be key in causing IgA vasculitis.
research Abstract 2469: Increased cathepsin B expression in cultured tuberous sclerosis skin tumor cells and patient tumor tissues
Skin tumor cells in patients with tuberous sclerosis have higher levels of a protein called cathepsin B.
research Increased expression of keratin 16 causes anomalies in cytoarchitecture and keratinization in transgenic mouse skin.
Too much keratin 16 in mice skin causes abnormal skin thickening and structure.
research Urticaria Neonatorum: Accumulation of tryptase‐expressing mast cells in the skin lesions of newborns with Erythema Toxicum
Newborns with the common rash Erythema Toxicum have many active mast cells in their skin, but these cells don't produce the LL-37 peptide.