The JID Opens Its Doors to High-Quality Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials FREE

Hywel Williams Section Editor and Lowell Goldsmith Editor

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1683-1684; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700467

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J Invest Dermatol 126: 1685; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700476

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J Invest Dermatol 126: 1686; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700479

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Editors' Picks FREE

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1687; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700478

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Stretching the Point: An Association between the Occurrence of Striae and Pelvic Relaxation? FREE

Rachel E B Watson

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1688-1689; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700316

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Signaling Downstream of p38 in Psoriasis FREE

J Simon C Arthur and Joanne Darragh

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1689-1691; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700280

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Plenty New Under the Sun FREE

Jonathan Rees

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1691-1692; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700345

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Could BRAF Mutations in Melanocytic Lesions Arise from DNA Damage Induced by Ultraviolet Radiation? FREE

Nancy E Thomas, Marianne Berwick and Marila Cordeiro-Stone

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1693-1696; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700458

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Neuroimmunology of Stress: Skin Takes Center Stage FREE

Petra C Arck, Andrzej Slominski, Theoharis C Theoharides, Eva M J Peters and Ralf Paus

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1697-1704; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700104

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Neurophysiological, Neuroimmunological, and Neuroendocrine Basis of Pruritus FREE

Martin Steinhoff, John Bienenstock, Martin Schmelz, Marcus Maurer, Ed Wei and Tamás Bíró

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1705-1718; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700231

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Innovative Liposomes as a Transfollicular Drug Delivery System: Penetration into Porcine Hair Follicles FREE

Sascha Jung, Nina Otberg, Gisela Thiede, Heike Richter, Wolfram Sterry, Steffen Panzner and Jürgen Lademann

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1728-1732; advance online publication, April 27, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700323

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Intracellular TGF- Receptor Blockade Abrogates Smad-Dependent Fibroblast Activation In Vitro and In Vivo  FREE

Wataru Ishida, Yasuji Mori, Gabriella Lakos, Lihong Sun, Feng Shan, Scott Bowes, Serene Josiah, Wen-Cherng Lee, Juswinder Singh, Leona E Ling and John Varga

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1733-1744; advance online publication, June 1, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700303

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Striae and Pelvic Relaxation: Two Disorders of Connective Tissue with a Strong Association FREE

Sharon A Salter, Ritu S Batra, Thomas E Rohrer, Neeraj Kohli and Alexa B Kimball

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1745-1748; advance online publication, March 23, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700258

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Severe Acne Vulgaris and Tobacco Smoking in Young Men FREE

Itay Klaz, Ilan Kochba, Tzipora Shohat, Salman Zarka and Sarah Brenner

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1749-1752; advance online publication, April 27, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700326

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In Vivo Monitoring of Cutaneous Edema using Spectral Imaging in the Visible and Near Infrared FREE

Georgios N Stamatas, Michael Southall and Nikiforos Kollias

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1753-1760; advance online publication, May 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700329

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Involvement of v5 Integrin in the Establishment of Autocrine TGF- Signaling in Dermal Fibroblasts Derived from Localized Scleroderma FREE

Yoshihide Asano, Hironobu Ihn, Masatoshi Jinnin, Yoshihiro Mimura and Kunihiko Tamaki

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1761-1769; advance online publication, May 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700331

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Prevalent and Rare Mutations in the Gene Encoding Filaggrin Cause Ichthyosis Vulgaris and Predispose Individuals to Atopic Dermatitis FREE

Aileen Sandilands, Gráinne M O'Regan, Haihui Liao, Yiwei Zhao, Ana Terron-Kwiatkowski, Rosemarie M Watson, Andrew J Cassidy, David R Goudie, Frances J D Smith, W H Irwin McLean and Alan D Irvine

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1770-1775; advance online publication, June 29, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700459

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Molecular Basis of Kindler Syndrome in Italy: Novel and Recurrent Alu/Alu Recombination, Splice Site, Nonsense, and Frameshift Mutations in the KIND1 Gene FREE

Cristina Has, Vesarat Wessagowit, Monica Pascucci, Corinna Baer, Biagio Didona, Christian Wilhelm, Cristina Pedicelli, Andrea Locatelli, Jürgen Kohlhase, Gabrielle H S Ashton, Gianluca Tadini, Giovanna Zambruno, Leena Bruckner-Tuderman, John A McGrath and Daniele Castiglia

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1776-1783; advance online publication, May 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700339

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Mitogen- and Stress-Activated Protein Kinase 1 Is Activated in Lesional Psoriatic Epidermis and Regulates the Expression of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines FREE

Anne T Funding, Claus Johansen, Knud Kragballe, Kristian Otkjær, Uffe B Jensen, Mogens W Madsen, Marianne S Fjording, Jørgen Finnemann, Tine Skak-Nielsen, Søren R Paludan and Lars Iversen

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1784-1791; advance online publication, March 16, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700252

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Blockade of Experimental Atopic Dermatitis via Topical NF-B Decoy Oligonucleotide FREE

Maya Dajee, Tony Muchamuel, Brian Schryver, Aung Oo, Jennifer Alleman-Sposeto, Christopher G De Vry, Srinivasa Prasad, Donald Ruhrmund, Radha Shyamsundar, Debra Mutnick, Kim Mai, Tina Le, Christi Parham, Jie Zhang, Laszlo Komuves, Timothy Colby, Susan Hudak, Leslie M McEvoy and Rolf O Ehrhardt

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1792-1803; advance online publication, April 20, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700307

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Polyarginine-Mediated Protein Delivery to Dendritic Cells Presents Antigen More Efficiently onto MHC Class I and Class II and Elicits Superior Antitumor Immunity FREE

Hiroshi Mitsui, Takashi Inozume, Reiko Kitamura, Naotaka Shibagaki and Shinji Shimada

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1804-1812; advance online publication, April 27, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700335

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Identification of Gene Expression Changes Induced by Chemical Allergens in Dendritic Cells: Opportunities for Skin Sensitization Testing FREE

Lucy A Gildea, Cindy A Ryan, Leslie M Foertsch, Jennifer M Kennedy, Rebecca J Dearman, Ian Kimber and G Frank Gerberick

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1813-1822; advance online publication, April 27, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700319

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New Insights into Ultrastructure, Lipid Composition and Organization of Vernix Caseosa FREE

Robert Rissmann, Hendrik W W Groenink, Arij M Weerheim, Steven B Hoath, Maria Ponec and Joke A Bouwstra

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1823-1833; advance online publication, April 20, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700305

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Epidermal Morphogenesis: The Transcriptional Program of Human Keratinocytes during Stratification FREE

Piyush Koria and Stelios T Andreadis

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1834-1841; advance online publication, April 27, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700325

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Melanocortin Receptor-1 Gene Polymorphisms and the Risk of Cutaneous Melanoma in a Low-Risk Southern European Population FREE

Alexander J Stratigos, Gerasimos Dimisianos, Vasiliki Nikolaou, Mirto Poulou, Vana Sypsa, Irene Stefanaki, Othon Papadopoulos, Dorothea Polydorou, Michaela Plaka, Eleftheria Christofidou, Helen Gogas, Dimosthenis Tsoutsos, Ourania Kastana, Christina Antoniou, Angelos Hatzakis, Emmanouil Kanavakis and Andreas D Katsambas

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1842-1849; advance online publication, April 6, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700292

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Re-Expression of the Retinoblastoma-Binding Protein 2-Homolog 1 Reveals Tumor-Suppressive Functions in Highly Metastatic Melanoma Cells FREE

Alexander Roesch, Bernd Becker, Wulf Schneider-Brachert, Ilja Hagen, Michael Landthaler and Thomas Vogt

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1850-1859; advance online publication, April 27, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700324

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Elastin Fragments Induce IL-1 Upregulation via NF-B Pathway in Melanoma Cells FREE

Romain Debret, Richard R Le Naour, Jean-Michel Sallenave, Aurelie Deshorgue, William G Hornebeck, Moncef Guenounou, Philippe Bernard and Frank D Antonicelli

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1860-1868; advance online publication, May 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700337

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[Nle⁴-D-Phe⁷]--Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Significantly Increased Pigmentation and Decreased UV Damage in Fair-Skinned Caucasian Volunteers FREE

Ross StC Barnetson, Terry K T Ooi, Liqing Zhuang, Gary M Halliday, Catherine M Reid, Patrick C Walker, Stuart M Humphrey and Michael J Kleinig

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1869-1878; advance online publication, June 8, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700317

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The Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter Is Present in Melanocytes and Keratinocytes in the Human Epidermis FREE

Souna M A Elwary, Bhaven Chavan and Karin U Schallreuter

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1879-1884; advance online publication, June 8, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700268

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Aberrant NF-B Activity in HaCaT Cells Alters their Response to UVB Signaling FREE

Davina A Lewis, Simone F Hengeltraub, Feng C Gao, Megan A Leivant and Dan F Spandau

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1885-1892; advance online publication, June 1, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700333

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Molecular Analysis of T-Cell Receptor Genes in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Reveals J1 Bias FREE

Suzanne M Morgan, Elizabeth Hodges, Tracey J Mitchell, Susan Harris, Sean J Whittaker and John L Smith

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1893-1899; advance online publication, June 1, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700304

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Diminished Induction of Skin Fibrosis in Mice with MCP-1 Deficiency FREE

Ahalia M Ferreira, Shinsuke Takagawa, Raoul Fresco, Xiaofeng Zhu, John Varga and Luisa A DiPietro

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1900-1908; advance online publication, May 11, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700302

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Hair Cycle Control by Vanilloid Receptor-1 (TRPV1): Evidence from TRPV1 Knockout Mice FREE

Tamás Bíró, Enikõ Bodó, Andrea Telek, Tamás Géczy, Birte Tychsen, László Kovács and Ralf Paus

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1909-1912; advance online publication, April 27, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700321

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Novel Keratin 14 Mutations in Patients with Severe Recessive Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex FREE

Cristina Has, Yow-Ren Chang, Andreas Volz, Doris Hoeping, Jürgen Kohlhase and Leena Bruckner-Tuderman

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1912-1914; advance online publication, April 13, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700312

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T1799A BRAF Mutation is Common in PUVA Lentigines FREE

Anita Lassacher, Miriam Worda, Steven Kaddu, Ellen Heitzer, Franz Legat, Cesare Massone, Lorenzo Cerroni, Helmut Kerl, Honnavara N Ananthaswamy and Peter Wolf

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1915-1917; advance online publication, March 23, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700250

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Comparison of Wound Closure after Burn and Cold Injury in Human Skin Equivalents FREE

Melanie Breetveld, Cornelia D Richters, Thomas Rustemeyer, Rik J Scheper and Susan Gibbs

J Invest Dermatol 126: 1918-1921; advance online publication, April 27, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700330

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