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Despite the various responses of human skin to female sex hormones, cellular and subcellular targets and the mechanisms of action of estrogen and progesterone in human skin are not well...
Aural cholesteatoma is characterized by invading squamous epithelia with altered growth properties. Cytokeratin (CK) expression is affected in epidermal proliferative diseases and represents the alterations of keratinocyte proliferation, differentiation, and...
Calpain I (mu-calpain) and II (m-calpain) are well known calcium-activated
neutral cysteine proteases. Many reports have shown that activation of calpain
is related to cataract formation, neuronal degeneration, blood clotting,
...
A specialized tissue type, the keratinizing epithelium, protects terrestrial
mammals from water loss and noxious physical, chemical and mechanical insults.
This barrier between the body and the environment is constantly maintained by
reproduction...
Skin exposure to low-dose ultraviolet B (UVB) light up-regulates the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), thus contributing to premature skin aging (photo-aging). Although cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and its product, prostaglandin E2...
PURPOSE: Acute side effects of radiation such as oral mucositis are observed in most patients. Although several potential radioprotective agents have been proposed, no effective agent has yet been identified....
Over 60 different types of human papillomavirus (HPV) have been identified, and they are classified into high and low risk groups based on the risk for malignant progression of HPV...