Human blood dendritic cells (BDC) can be divided into three subsets: plasmacytoid DC (PDC) and two myeloid subsets--MDC1 and MDC2. Several studies revealed the presence of both MDC and PDC in blood of healthy subjects, however no precise literature data exist on the number and distribution of BDC in the skin. The aim of our study was to assess the number and distribution of BDC and their subtyp...

mycosis fungoides is virtually a kind of cutaneous t cell lymphoma. the wide spectrum of clinical, and histopathologial features of mf accessitated performing an exact study on it. during a retrospective survey, clinical findings of 115 in-patients and histopathological finding of 366 ontpatients and inpatients of mf in an 8½ years period were studies with special attention to the pathological ...

BACKGROUND Glucose is heterogeneously distributed within human skin. In order to develop a glucose measurement method for human skin, both a good quantification of the different compartments of human skin and an understanding of glucose transport processes are essential. This study focused on the composition of human skin. In addition, the extent to which intersubject variability in skin compos...

Recent studies have shown that application of basic fibroblast growth factor (basic FGF) to a wound has a beneficial effect. However, it has not been assessed whether endogenous FGF also plays a role in tissue repair. In this study we found a 160-fold induction of mRNA encoding keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) 1 day after skin injury. This large induction was unique within the family of FGFs, s...

BACKGROUND Neutrophilic dermatoses comprise a wide spectrum of inflammatory diseases with overlapping features characterized histologically by the presence of an aseptic neutrophilic infiltrate in the epidermis, dermis, and/or hypodermis and are often associated with systemic inflammatory and neoplastic disorders. OBSERVATIONS We describe 3 patients with an unusual neutrophilic dermatosis cha...

The current study was undertaken to investigate potential oncogenic functions of NanogP8, a tumor-specific retrogene homolog of Nanog (expressed in pluripotent cells), in transgenic animal models. To this end, human primary prostate tumor-derived NanogP8 was targeted to the cytokeratin 14 (K14) cellular compartment, and two lines of K14-NanogP8 mice were derived. The line 1 animals, expressing ...

The skin is a protective cover that participates in the homeostatic regulation of internal fluids by preventing the passage of water, electrolytes and proteins into the external environment. The functional integrity of the skin is maintained through the interaction of the epidermis with the dermis. The epidermis is a tissue arranged in cellular layers. Those epidermal cells in direct opposition...

Recent data from murine models have confirmed that Langerhans cells are not the only population of APCs in the skin involved in initiating immune responses. In healthy human skin, we identify CD1a(+) dermal APCs located close to the lymphatic vessels in the upper layers of the dermis that are unequivocally distinct from migrating Langerhans cells but exhibit both potent allostimulatory capacity...

The possibility of the application of autologic pluripotent cells from peripheral blood (APCPB) for correction of striae after pregnancy was studied. Visually first signs of improvement of atrophic scars can be noticed in 6-8 weeks after injection of APCPB and gradually progress during 6 months. The atrophy of epithelium, hyperkeratosis, sclerosis of all dermis layers with smoothing of papillae...