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Multiple skin neoplasms in subjects under 40 years of age in Goiania, Brazil

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 2015
OBJECTIVE To describe the trend for malignant skin neoplasms in subjects under 40 years of age in a region with high ultraviolet radiation indices.METHODS A descriptive epidemiological study on melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers that was conducted in ...
Samir Pereira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elastin-driven genetic diseases.

open access: yesMatrix Biology, 2018
Elastic fibers provide recoil to tissues that undergo repeated deformation, such as blood vessels, lungs and skin. Composed of elastin and its accessory proteins, the fibers are produced within a restricted developmental window and are stable for decades.
M. L. Duque Lasio, B. Kozel
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Contemporary outbreaks of different avipoxviruses in Humboldt penguins of wild animal park Planckendael and in chickens of commercial poultry farms in Belgium [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In the present study, the first outbreak of a penguinpox virus (PPV) in Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldd) and four outbreaks of fowlpox virus (FPV) in layer chickens are reported.
Avalakuppa Papi Reddy, Vishwanatha Reddy   +3 more
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Skin matrix meets immunomatrix—Implications for genetic and acquired diseases

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice
An extracellular matrix (ECM) is essential for multicellular life. Apart from being a scaffold, it is an actively signalling unit, orchestrating homo‐ and heterocellular communication to uphold tissue homeostasis or elicit an appropriate regenerative ...
Alexander Nyström   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Skin microbiota: a source of disease or defence?

open access: yes, 2008
Microbes found on the skin are usually regarded as pathogens, potential pathogens or innocuous symbiotic organisms. Advances in microbiology and immunology are revising our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of microbial virulence and the specific
Cogen, AL, Gallo, RL, Nizet, V
core   +1 more source

Vitamin D in Patients with Inflammatory Skin Diseases

open access: yesActa Clinica Croatica
In search for the ways to cure and improve skin condition of patients with inflammatory skin diseases, vitamin D supplementation has been shown to be useful, primarily due to its effects on a number of skin functions, e.g., keratinocyte proliferation ...
Liborija Lugović-Mihić   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Line-Field Confocal Optical Coherence Tomography: A New Skin Imaging Technique Reproducing a “Virtual Biopsy” with Evolving Clinical Applications in Dermatology

open access: yesDiagnostics
Background: Line-field confocal optical coherence tomography is a novel technology able to reproduce a “virtual biopsy” of the skin. The aim of this review is to explore the application of line-field confocal optical coherence tomography (LC-OCT) in ...
S. Cappilli   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

EGFR-STAT1 pathway drives fibrosis initiation in fibroinflammatory skin diseases

open access: yesNature Communications
Chronic inflammatory skin diseases affect the health of millions of people worldwide, and those that feature fibrosis are refractory to treatments. The signals that determine whether fibrosis occurs during chronic skin inflammation are poorly understood.
Anahi V. Odell   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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