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Interleukin-6 in psoriasis: expression and mitogenicity studies
(Springer-Verlag, 1992-12)
InterIeukin-6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional cytokine which has been suggested to function as an autocrine mitogen in psoriatic epidermis. We report here the results of several experiments designed to further examine this ...
SUICIDAL IDEATION IN PSORIASIS
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1993-03)
Background . Psoriasis has been associated with depressive disease and case reports of completed suicide. Methods . 217 consenting psoriasis patients completed the Carroll Rating Scale for Depression (CRSD), a 52-item ...
Complete Spontaneous Regression of Pulmonary Metastatic Melanoma
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1998-08)
Complete spontaneous regression of melanoma metastatic to the lungs is a rare event. objective . To report a case of biopsy-proven melanoma metastatic to the lung with complete spontaneous regression. methods . Multidisciplinary ...
Evaluation of the hairless rat as a model for in vivo percutaneous absorption
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997-01)
Percutaneous absorption of topically applied mannitol and progesterone was compared in vivo with the hairless and hairy rat. Urinary excretion and skin concentration profiles after topical application of mannitol demonstrated ...
IL-1 and IL-1 receptor antagonist regulation during keratinocyte cell cycle and differentiation in normal and psoriatic epidermis
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1998-07)
Psychiatric Aspects of the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Facial Acne
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1990-12)
The improvement of acne appears to be associated with decreased depression and anxiety and greater satisfaction with aspects of body image that are generally unrelated to the appearance of the skin, ie, body shape and ...
Retinoic acid and synthetic analogs differentially activate retinoic acid receptor dependent transcription
(Elsevier, 1990-11-30)
SummaryWe have developed an assay where the potency of retinoids in retinoic acid receptor (RAR) mediated transcriptional activation can be rapidly evaluated. In this assay hRAR-[alpha], hRAR-[beta] and hRAR-[gamma] were ...
all-trans -Retinoic acid preserves viability of fibroblasts and keratinocytes in full-thickness human skin and fibroblasts in isolated dermis in organ culture
(Springer-Verlag, 1994-10)
Human dermal fibroblast and human epidermal keratinocyte survival was examined under various conditions in organ culture. Using cell recovery from organ-cultured tissue as the criterion, it was observed that no keratinocytes ...