Expression and the role of E- and P-cadherin in the histogenesis of the surface epidermis and hair follicles were examined using the upper lip skin of the mouse. P-cadherin is expressed exclusively in the proliferating region of these tissues, that is in the germinative layer of the surface epidermis, the outer root sheath and the hair matrix. E-cadherin is coexpressed in these layers but this ...

The hair follicle consists of several distinctive epidermal cell layers. The hair root, which undergoes keratinization, is surrounded by two sheaths: the inner root sheath (IRS) and the outer root sheath (ORS). The ORS is continuous with the basal layer of the epidermis. Its cells do not keratinize in situ, unlike IRS. We have previously demonstrated that keratinization of the ORS was prevented...

BACKGROUND CD10 and CD34 have been detected in both epithelial and mesenchymal components of anagen human hair follicles. OBJECTIVES To analyse the expression of CD10 and CD34 in human hair follicle development as well as in different phases of the hair cycle. METHODS Fetal and adult hair follicles at different stages of the hair cycle were examined by immunohistochemistry for CD10 and CD34...

Panfolliculoma is a distinctive and unusual benign follicular neoplasm. It shows differentiation towards all components of the hair follicle, including the upper and the lower segments. We report two cases of this rare disease. The first patient presented with a painful nodule on the scalp and the second patient had an asymptomatic skin-colored nodule on his left eyebrow. Histopathologic examin...

The expression of retinoid-acid-related orphan receptor α (RORα) was evaluated at the mRNA level using real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), and its expression localization was determined by in situ hybridization of adult Inner Mongolian cashmere goats at different times of the year. In situ hybridization demonstrated that RORαwas expressed in secondary hair follicles of the hair shaft...

Dermal papillae are regenerated and whiskers are produced after the experimental removal of up to the lower third of the vibrissa follicle, but if more of the follicle is removed neither event occurs (Oliver, 1966 a, b). Similarly, when lengths of the lower third of the vibrissa follicle wall are transplanted into ear skin, whiskers are again produced, but not if lengths of wall are taken from ...

Trichilemmal cysts, also known as pilar cysts, are slow-growing lesions commonly found on the scalp of elderly women. They arise from outer root sheath epithelium and have a distinctive pattern of keratinization called trichilemmal keratinization. Here, we describe a rare case of a trichilemmal cyst on the lower lip mucosa of a 29-year-old man. The infrequency of intraoral hairs unquestionably ...

Trichoepitheliomas are trichogenic tumors that can have various clinical morphologies. These tumors are benign and differentiate toward the outer root sheath of the hair follicle. Solitary trichoepitheliomas arise sporadically, in contrast to multiple trichoepitheliomas, which are usually inherited as an autosomal dominant trait or as part of various genetic syndromes. We report a case of an ad...