Sustained Production of Human Transferrin by Transduced Fibroblasts Implanted into Athymic Mice: A Model for Somatic Gene Therapy FREE

Marta J Petersen, Jerry Kaplan, Cindy M Jorgensen, Linda A Schmidt, Liangtao Li, Jeffrey R Morgan, Michael K Kwan and Gerald G Krueger

J Invest Dermatol 104: 171-176; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612734

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Specific Suppression of Lupus-Like Graft-Versus-Host Disease Using Extracorporeal Photochemical Attenuation of Effector Lymphocytes FREE

Michael Girardi, Peter Herreid and Robert E Tigelaar

J Invest Dermatol 104: 177-182; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612741

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Methotrexate Therapy of Psoriasis: Differential Sensitivity of Proliferating Lymphoid and Epithelial Cells to the Cytotoxic and Growth-Inhibitory Effects of Methotrexate FREE

Edward W B Jeffes III, Jerry L McCullough, Mark R Pittelkow, Allison McCormick, Janine Almanzor, Grace Liu, Minh Dang, Karl Voss, Julie Voss, Anna Schlotzhauer and Gerald D Weinstein

J Invest Dermatol 104: 183-188; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612745

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Levels of Skin-Derived Antileukoproteinase (SKALP)/Elafin in Serum Correlate with Disease Activity During Treatment of Severe Psoriasis with Cyclosporin A FREE

Hans A C Alkemade, Gijs J De Jongh, W Peter Arnold, Peter C M van de Kerkhof and Joost Schalkwijk

J Invest Dermatol 104: 189-193; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612749

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Singlet Oxygen May Mediate the Ultraviolet A-Induced Synthesis of Interstitial Collagenase FREE

Meinhard Wlaschek, Karlis Briviba, George P Stricklin, Helmut Sies and Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek

J Invest Dermatol 104: 194-198; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612751

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Co-Administration of Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I and IGF-Binding Protein-1 Stimulates Wound Healing in Animal Models FREE

Ryoji Tsuboi, Chog-Ming Shi, Chiyo Sato, George N Cox and Hideoki Ogawa

J Invest Dermatol 104: 199-203; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612755

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The Pancornulins: A Group of Small Proline Rich-Related Cornified Envelope Precursors with Bifunctional Capabilities in Isopeptide Bond Formation FREE

Mary Ann Greco, Laszlo Lorand, William S Lane, Howard P Baden, Kumarapuram N P Parameswaran and Joseph C Kvedar

J Invest Dermatol 104: 204-210; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612759

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Expression of Transglutaminase 1 in Human Epidermis FREE

Soo-Youl Kim, Soo-Il Chung, Kozo Yoneda and Peter M Steinert

J Invest Dermatol 104: 211-217; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612769

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Characterization of Two Distinct Calcium-Binding Sites in the Amino-Terminus of Human Profilaggrin FREE

Richard B Presland, James A Bassuk, Janet K Kimball and Beverly A Dale

J Invest Dermatol 104: 218-223; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612770

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J Invest Dermatol 104: 223; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612773

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Retinoic Acid Regulates Oral Epithelial Differentiation by Two Mechanisms FREE

Mikael B Kautsky, Philip Fleckman and Beverly A Dale

J Invest Dermatol 104: 224-230; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612775

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Immunodominant Autoepitopes of Type VII Collagen Are Short, Paired Peptide Sequences Within the Fibronectin Type III Homology Region of the Noncollagenous (NC1) Domain FREE

Drew A Jones, Stephen W Hunt III, Phillip S Prisayanh, Robert A Briggaman and W Ray Gammon

J Invest Dermatol 104: 231-235; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612780

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Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-1 Is Decreased and Activated Gelatinases Are Increased in Chronic Wounds FREE

Elizabeth C Bullen, Michael T Longaker, Dawn L Updike, Richard Benton, Daniel Ladin, Zizheng Hou and Eric W Howard

J Invest Dermatol 104: 236-240; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612786

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Glucocorticoid Regulation of Elastin Synthesis in Human Fibroblasts: Down-Regulation in Fibroblasts from Normal Dermis But Not From Keloids FREE

Shirley B Russell, Joel S Trupin, Rita Z Kennedy, James D Russell and Jeffrey M Davidson

J Invest Dermatol 104: 241-245; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612788

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Apolipoprotein E Deficiency Leads to Cutaneous Foam Cell Formation in Mice FREE

Kenneth R Feingold, Peter M Elias, Man Mao-Qiang, Manige Fartasch, Sunny H Zhang and Nobuyo Maeda

J Invest Dermatol 104: 246-250; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612790

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Epidermal Fatty Acid Oxygenases Are Activated in Non-Psoriatic Dermatoses FREE

Alan N Baer, Maria V Klaus and Floyd A Green

J Invest Dermatol 104: 251-255; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612793

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Melanocyte Mitogens Induce Both Melanocyte Chemokinesis and Chemotaxis FREE

Tatsuya Horikawa, David A Norris, Joseph J Yohn, Tamara Zekman, Jeffrey B Travers and Joseph G Morelli

J Invest Dermatol 104: 256-259; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612795

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Integrin Expression by Human Epidermal Keratinocytes Can Be Modulated by Interferon-, Transforming Growth Factor-, Tumor Necrosis Factor-, and Culture on a Dermal Equivalent FREE

Mark D Hertle, Philip H Jones, Richard W Groves, David L Hudson and Fiona M Watt

J Invest Dermatol 104: 260-265; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612801

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Polarized Expression and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor-Induced Down-Regulation of the 64 Integrin Complex on Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells FREE

Norbert T Sepp, Lynn A Cornelius, Nikolaus Romani, Lian-Jie Li, S Wright Caughman, Thomas J Lawley and Robert A Swerlick

J Invest Dermatol 104: 266-270; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612807

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Cell Density and Culture Factors Regulate Keratinocyte Commitment to Differentiation and Expression of Suprabasal K1/K10 Keratins FREE

Yves Poumay and Mark R Pittelkow

J Invest Dermatol 104: 271-276; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612810

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Epithelial Differentiation Fails to Support Replication of Cloned Human Papillomavirus Type 16 DNA in Transfected Keratinocytes FREE

Wolfram Brune and Matthias Dürst

J Invest Dermatol 104: 277-281; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612814

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Pentoxifylline, Pentifylline, and Interferons Decrease Type I and III Procollagen mRNA Levels in Dermal Fibroblasts: Evidence for Mediation by Nuclear Factor 1 Down-Regulation FREE

Matthew R Duncan, Anthony Hasan and Brian Berman

J Invest Dermatol 104: 282-286; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612819

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Sunscreens and T4N5 Liposomes Differ in Their Ability to Protect Against Ultraviolet-Induced Sunburn Cell Formation, Alterations of Dendritic Epidermal Cells, and Local Suppression of Contact Hypersensitivity FREE

Peter Wolf, Patricia Cox, Daniel B Yarosh and Margaret L Kripke

J Invest Dermatol 104: 287-292; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612828

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Human Langerhans Cells Express E-Cadherin FREE

Andrew Blauvelt, Stephen I Katz and Mark C Udey

J Invest Dermatol 104: 293-296; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612830

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Mechanism of Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Adhesion to Serum-Treated Corneocytes FREE

Tadashi Terui, Ya-Xian Zhen, Taizo Kato and Hachiro Tagami

J Invest Dermatol 104: 297-301; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12612833

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