Content - Volume 83, Issue 2
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EDITORIAL
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Page: 81
EDITORIAL
Torbjörn Egelrud
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Pages: 81-82
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
THOMAS G. JENSEN, UFFE B. JENSEN, LARS BOLUND
Prolonged stability and controlled expression of gene constructs transferred directly to human skin improve the possibility of using this tissue in somatic gene therapy. We aim to develop a simple transfection method resulting in retroviral mediated gene transfer to keratinocyte stem cells in situ. We here show that after DNA-mediated gene transfer into primary human keratinocytes it is pos ...
Pages: 83-87
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
BO RUNEMAN , GÖRAN RYBO A3, OLLE LARKÖ A2, JAN FAERGEMANN A2
Many women use panty liners between menstrual periods. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the use of such products might influence the vulva skin. Twelve healthy women were studied on four occasions with three different product constructions and on one occasion without products. Temperature, surface wetness and surface pH were measured on vulva skin. Mean skin temperature when the wo ...
Pages: 88-92
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
CLAUS ZACHARIAE A1, ELISABETH HELD A1, JEANNE DUUS JOHANSEN A1, TORKIL MENNÉ A1, TOVE AGNER A1
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a moisturizer used on normal skin can increase skin response to allergens. Twelve nickel-allergic volunteers applied a lipid-rich moisturizer on the upper arm 3 times daily for 7 days, while the other upper arm served as a control. A control group followed the same treatment protocol. Following treatment with moisturizer, patch tests with 1% NiCl
Pages: 93-97
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
MOETAZ BELLAH EL-DOMYATI A1, SAMEH ATTIA A1, FATMA SALEH A1, NOREEN GALARIA A2, HESHAM AHMAD , FRANCES P. GASPARRO A2, JOUNI UITTO A2
The checkpoint protein p53, which is activated by DNA damage, is involved in the decision whether the cells should stop replication and proceed to repair their DNA or die by apoptosis. We evaluate the expression of p53 and the number of apoptotic cells in normal sun-exposed (face) and protected (abdomen) skin in Egyptians between 6 and 77 years of age. The degree of p53 expression in facial skin s ...
Pages: 98-104
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
TAKASHI KOBAYASHI A1, SHUNJI HATTORI A2, HIROSHI SHINKAI A1
To investigate the pathophysiological role of fibroblasts in tissue metabolism, we analysed gelatin-degrading enzymes secreted from skin
cells in culture. Using a gelatin-zymography method, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 was constitutively secreted from fibroblasts,
whereas both MMP-2 and MMP-9 were secreted from keratinocytes. MMP-9
expression by fibroblasts was induced by the addition of tr ...
Pages: 105-107
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
SARI SUOMELA A2, ARJA-LEENA KARINIEMI A3, ULLA IMPOLA A2, SEIJA-LIISA KARVONEN A4, ERNA SNELLMAN A5, TUTTA UURASMAA A6, JUHA PELTONEN A7, ULPU SAARIALHO-KERE A2
Keratinocyte hyperproliferation, inflammatory infiltrates, neoangiogenesis and alterations in cytokine levels are hallmarks of psoriatic skin. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been associated with the remodeling of the extracellular matrix during inflammation, neovascularization, and malignant transformation. We have previously shown that particularly MMP-12 is abundantly expressed by macroph ...
Pages: 108-114
CLINICAL REPORT
ANETTE BYGUM A2, LENE CHRISTIANSEN A3, NIELS ERIK PETERSEN A3, MOGENS HØRDER A3, KRISTIAN THOMSEN A4, FLEMMING BRANDRUP A2
The manifestation of porphyria cutanea tarda reflects genetic and environmental factors. Mutations in the uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase gene, located at chromosome 1p34, discriminate familial porphyria cutanea tarda from sporadic cases. Furthermore, mutations in the haemochromatosis gene may be involved in the aetiology. In this study 53 unrelated Danish patients with porphyria cutanea tarda were ...
Pages: 115-120
CLINICAL REPORT
INGELA FLYTSTRÖM A2, ING-MARIE BERGBRANT A2, JOHANNA BRÅRED A2, LENA LIND BRANDBERG A3
Infection can be a trigger and an aggravating factor in psoriasis. Antibacterial and/or antifungal agents are commonly used in the treatment of intertriginous psoriasis, because it is believed that flexures in psoriasis are often colonized by Candida species and Staphylococcus aureus. Bacterial and fungal cultures were studied from 32 psoriatic patients with no topical treatment in t ...
Pages: 121-123
CLINICAL REPORT
MICHIKO TOJO A1, XUEYI ZHENG A1, HIROKATSU YANAGIHORI A1, NORITAKA OYAMA A1, KAZUO TAKAHASHI A2, KOICHIRO NAKAMURA A1, FUMIO KANEKO A1
Although the aetiology of Behçet's disease is still poorly understood, viral infection has long been postulated as one of the factors. To investigate the relationship between herpes viruses and Behçet's disease, we used polymerase chain reaction to detect herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and 2 (HSV-2), and human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) and 7 (HHV-7) DNA in samples of lesional tissues from patients ...
Pages: 124-127
CLINICAL REPORT
TARO MASAKI A1, ATSUSHI FUKUNAGA A1, MIKIKO TOHYAMA A2, YOSHIYUKI KODA A3, SHIHO OKUDA A3, NOBUYA MAEDA A3, FUMIO KANDA A3, MASAKI YASUKAWA A4, KOJI HASHIMOTO A2, TATSUYA HORIKAWA A1, MASATO UEDA A1
Hypersensitivity syndrome is one of the most severe forms of drug eruption, and is characterized by a severe, potentially lethal, multiorgan involvement. Recently, reactivation of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) has been suggested to be involved in this syndrome, although the exact role of HHV-6 remains elusive. In addition to exanthem subitum, neurological illnesses, such as infantile febrile illness ...
Pages: 128-131
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Michael Bock A2, Oliver Nolte A3, Wolfgang Hartschuh A2, Uta Jappe A2
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Pages: 132-133
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Takahiro Kiyohara A1, Masanobu Kumakiri A1, Hitoshi Kobayashi A2, Mariko Mayuzumi A2, Akira Ohkawara A2
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Pages: 133-134
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Elke Weisshaar1,2, Michael J. Kucenic1 and Alan B. Fleischer Jr1.
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Pages: 135-137
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Kazuko C. Sato-Matsumura A1, Daisuke Sawamura A1, Mikio Goto A2, Maki Goto A1, Hideki Nakamura A1, Hiroshi Shimizu A1
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Pages: 137-138
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Takehiko Tsuda A1, Masashi Ishikawa A1, Tomohiro Banno A1, Hiroshi Fujisawa A1, Sumihisa Imakado A1, Fujio Otsuka A1
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Pages: 139-140
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Minh Son Luong A2, Didier Bessis A2, Nadia Raison-Peyron A2, Véronique Pinzani A3, Jean-Jacques Guilhou A2, Bernard Guillot A2
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Page: 141
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Rajini Mahendran A1 and Robert A. Sheehan-Dare A1
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Pages: 142-143
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Noah Scheinfeld A1
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Page: 143
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Page: 144
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Darrell Rigel; Brian Berman
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Pages: 145-146
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
José Mazuecos A2, Miguel Ortega A2, Juan José Ríos A3, Francisco Camacho A2
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Pages: 147-149
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Joachim Dissemond A1, Thomas Schultewolter A1, Tilmann C. Brauns A1, Manfred Goos A1, Stephan N. Wagner A1
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Pages: 149-150
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Giuseppe Stinco A1, Maria Elena Parlangeli A1, Vincenzo De Francesco A1, Alfonsina Frattasio A1, Maurizio Germino A1, Pasquale Patrone A1
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Pages: 151-153
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
G. Kontochristopoulos A1, E. Saxioni A1, G. Doulaveri-Gherasim A1, G. Politis A2, N. Zakopoulou A1
Pages: 153-154
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Taro Kono A2, Motohiro Nozaki A2, Yuji Kikuchi A2, Ali Riza Erçöçen A4, Nobukazu Hayashi A3, Henry H. L. Chan A5, Rei Ohkubo A2, Eri Fukaya A2
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Pages: 155-156
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Sung-Jan Lin A1 and Hsien-Ching Chiu* A1
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Pages: 157-158
BOOK REVIEW
Anders Vahlquist
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Page: 159
BOOK REVIEW
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Page: 159
