research Structure and Function of the Skin
The skin has multiple layers and cells, serves as a protective barrier, helps regulate temperature, enables sensation, affects appearance, and is involved in vitamin D synthesis.
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research MICRO-MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF SKIN IN DEVELOPING HUMAN FETUSES AND ITS CLINICAL RELEVANCE
Understanding fetal skin development helps diagnose congenital skin diseases.
research Positive Impact of Fish Oil on Diabetic and Hypercholestrolemic Skin Disorders
Fish oil improves skin health in people with diabetes and high cholesterol.
research Molecular basis of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia: an update
Mutations in specific genes disrupt development of sweat glands, teeth, hair, skin, and nails in HED.
research Mice lacking the epidermal retinol dehydrogenases SDR16C5 and SDR16C6 display accelerated hair growth and enlarged meibomian glands
Mice without certain skin enzymes have faster hair growth and bigger eye glands.
research Dermatologic Diseases
The document concludes that early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for managing skin diseases in ferrets.
research The skin and obesity
Obesity worsens skin health and losing weight can improve skin conditions.
research 260 Establishment and characterization of human sebocytic progenitor cells that can differentiate into functional sebocytes
Researchers created human cells that can turn into sebocytes, which may help study and treat skin conditions like acne.
research Is thyrotropin-releasing hormone a novel neuroendocrine modulator of keratin expression in human skin?
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone may help control skin and hair growth and could aid in treating related disorders.
research GEOGRAPHIC TONGUE IN TWO CHILDREN WITH NONPUSTULAR PSORIASIS
Fox Fordyce disease might be more common in prepubertal girls than thought and can be managed with treatment.
research CD99 Is Strongly Expressed in Basal Cells of the Normal Adult Epidermis and Some Subpopulations of Appendages: Comparison with Developing Fetal Skin
CD99 is highly present in certain skin cells and could help treat skin conditions.
research The skin and hair of the southern elephant seal, (Mirounga Leonina (L.) II. pre-natal and early post-natal development and moulting
Southern elephant seals develop hair follicles and skin layers before birth, with moulting starting a week after birth and finishing in three weeks.
research Increased acetylcholine levels in skin biopsies of patients with atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis patients have much higher acetylcholine levels in their skin, which may cause itching.
research A Concise Review on Tissue Engineered Artificial Skin Grafts for Chronic Wound Treatment: Can We Reconstruct Functional Skin Tissue In Vitro?
Creating fully functional artificial skin for chronic wounds is still very challenging.
research Expression patterns of programmed cell death 4 protein in normal human skin and some representative skin lesions
Increasing PDCD4 protein may help prevent or treat some skin cancers.
research Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia and Increased Scalp Sweating: Is Neurogenic Inflammation the Common Link
Increased scalp sweating in frontal fibrosing alopecia may be linked to local skin inflammation.
research Stereographic analysis of syringomas
Syringomas likely start in the upper dermis and form distinct luminal structures.
research [Influence of the stiffness of three-dimensionally bioprinted extracellular matrix analogue on the differentiation of bone mesenchymal stem cells into skin appendage cells].
Stiffer hydrogels better promote stem cells turning into hair follicle cells.
research Peptidylarginine Deiminase Isoforms Are Differentially Expressed in the Anagen Hair Follicles and Other Human Skin Appendages
PAD enzymes play a key role in hair growth and structure.
research Biofabrication of Human Skin with Its Appendages
Current methods can't fully recreate skin and its features, and more research is needed for clinical use.
research Reconstitution of full-thickness skin by microcolumn grafting
Microcolumn grafting can effectively regenerate full-thickness, functional skin without scarring.
research Skin Development and Disease: A Molecular Perspective
Understanding molecular processes in skin development is key to creating targeted treatments for skin disorders.
research Organoids in skin wound healing
Skin organoids help improve wound healing and tissue repair.
research Skin development in the gray short‐tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica)—From skin respiration to thermoregulation
Gray short-tailed opossums' skin shifts from helping with breathing to regulating body temperature as they grow.
research Generation of Skin Organoids: Potential Opportunities and Challenges
Skin organoids from stem cells could better mimic real skin but face challenges.
research Effects of AiQingHua oil on microcirculation disturbance and alopecia mice model
AiQingHua oil improves blood flow and promotes hair growth in mice.
research A New Horizon in Facial Plastic Surgery: Skin Tissue-Engineering and Stem Cell Therapy—Reality or Dream?
Stem cells could potentially rebuild missing structures in wounds, improving facial skin replacement techniques.
research Bikunin, a Serine Protease Inhibitor, is Present on the Cell Boundary of Epidermis
Bikunin is found on the cell boundaries of certain skin layers and may help regulate skin and hair functions.
research Prevention of Male Late-Onset Hypogonadism by Natural Polyphenolic Antioxidants
Natural antioxidants like flavonoids and resveratrol may help prevent low testosterone in aging men.
research Novel Insights to Assess Climate Resilience in Goats Using a Holistic Approach of Skin-Based Advanced NGS Technologies
Heat stress changes goats' skin and hair at the microscopic level and affects their genes and skin bacteria.