The Taiwanese Dermatological Association and the Taiwanese Society for Investigative Dermatology: Brief History and Current Status FREE

Hsin-Su Yu, Cheng-Che E Lan and Li-Fang Wang

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1313-1314; doi:10.1038/jid.2009.101

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J Invest Dermatol 129: 1315; doi:10.1038/jid.2009.90

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Research Snippets FREE

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1316; doi:10.1038/jid.2009.110

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Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis

Judith Fischer

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1319-1321; doi:10.1038/jid.2009.57

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Shedding Light on Proteolytic Cleavage of CD44: The Responsible Sheddase and Functional Significance of Shedding

Ivan Stamenkovic and Qin Yu

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1321-1324; doi:10.1038/jid.2009.13

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The Biology of Cystatin M/E and its Cognate Target Proteases

Patrick L J M Zeeuwen, Tsing Cheng and Joost Schalkwijk

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1327-1338; advance online publication, March 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/jid.2009.40

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Mcl-1 Functions as Major Epidermal Survival Protein Required for Proper Keratinocyte Differentiation

Leonid A Sitailo, Anita Jerome-Morais and Mitchell F Denning

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1351-1360; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.363

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The Relationship between the Aging- and Photo-Dependent T414G Mitochondrial DNA Mutation with Cellular Senescence and Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Cultured Skin Fibroblasts

Matthew J Birket, João F Passos, Thomas von Zglinicki and Mark A Birch-Machin

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1361-1366; advance online publication, December 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.373

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Vitamin D Receptor and Coactivators SRC2 and 3 Regulate Epidermis-Specific Sphingolipid Production and Permeability Barrier Formation

Yuko Oda, Yoshikazu Uchida, Sam Moradian, Debra Crumrine, Peter M Elias and Daniel D Bikle

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1367-1378; advance online publication, December 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.380

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Reevaluation of the Normal Epidermal Calcium Gradient, and Analysis of Calcium Levels and ATP Receptors in Hailey–Hailey and Darier Epidermis

Pekka T Leinonen, Päivi M Hägg, Sirkku Peltonen, Eeva-Mari Jouhilahti, Jukka Melkko, Timo Korkiamäki, Aarne Oikarinen and Juha Peltonen

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1379-1387; advance online publication, December 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.381

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Elevated Dietary Magnesium Prevents Connective Tissue Mineralization in a Mouse Model of Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (Abcc6 ^-/-)

Jennifer LaRusso, Qiaoli Li, Qiujie Jiang and Jouni Uitto

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1388-1394; advance online publication, January 1, 2009; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.391

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Induction of SREBP-1c mRNA by Differentiation and LXR Ligand in Human Keratinocytes

Ai Yokoyama, Makoto Makishima, Mihwa Choi, Yoshitake Cho, Shigeru Nishida, Yuichi Hashimoto and Tadashi Terui

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1395-1401; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/jid.2009.15

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TIA Nuclear Proteins Regulate the Alternate Splicing of Lysyl Hydroxylase 2

Heather N Yeowell, Linda C Walker, David M Mauger, Puneet Seth and Mariano A Garcia-Blanco

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1402-1411; advance online publication, December 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.386

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Increased Hyaluronan Production and Decreased E-Cadherin Expression by Cytokine-Stimulated Keratinocytes Lead to Spongiosis Formation

Tomoyuki Ohtani, Ai Memezawa, Ryuhei Okuyama, Tetsuya Sayo, Yoshinori Sugiyama, Shintaro Inoue and Setsuya Aiba

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1412-1420; advance online publication, January 1, 2009; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.394

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Molecular Analysis of 250 Patients with Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis: Evidence for Mutation Hotspots in ALOXE3 and Allelic Heterogeneity in ALOX12B

Katja-Martina Eckl, Silvia de Juanes, Janine Kurtenbach, Marc Nätebus, Jenny Lugassy, Vinzenz Oji, Heiko Traupe, Marie-Luise Preil, Francisco Martínez, Josef Smolle, Avikam Harel, Peter Krieg, Eli Sprecher and Hans C Hennies

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1421-1428; advance online publication, January 8, 2009; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.409

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Development of an Ichthyosiform Phenotype in Alox12b-Deficient Mouse Skin Transplants

Silvia de Juanes, Nikolas Epp, Susanne Latzko, Mareen Neumann, Gerhard Fürstenberger, Ingrid Hausser, Hans-Jürgen Stark and Peter Krieg

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1429-1436; advance online publication, January 1, 2009; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.410

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Regulatory T Cells Control VEGF-Dependent Skin Inflammation

Ingrid Teige, Henning Hvid, Lars Svensson, Peter Helding Kvist and Kåre Kemp

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1437-1445; advance online publication, November 27, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.375

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Highly Complex Peptide Aggregates of the S100 Fused-Type Protein Hornerin Are Present in Human Skin

Zhihong Wu, Ulf Meyer-Hoffert, Katrin Reithmayer, Ralf Paus, Britta Hansmann, Yinghong He, Joachim Bartels, Regine Gläser, Jürgen Harder and Jens-Michael Schröder

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1446-1458; advance online publication, November 20, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.370

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Dual Role of COUP-TF-Interacting Protein 2 in Epidermal Homeostasis and Permeability Barrier Formation

Olga Golonzhka, Xiaobo Liang, Nadia Messaddeq, Jean-Marc Bornert, Adam L Campbell, Daniel Metzger, Pierre Chambon, Gitali Ganguli-Indra, Mark Leid and Arup K Indra

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1459-1470; advance online publication, December 18, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.392

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ADAM10 Is the Constitutive Functional Sheddase of CD44 in Human Melanoma Cells

Ulf Anderegg, Thea Eichenberg, Tanja Parthaune, Christian Haiduk, Anja Saalbach, Linda Milkova, Andreas Ludwig, Jens Grosche, Marco Averbeck, Carl Gebhardt, Verena Voelcker, Jonathan P Sleeman and Jan C Simon

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1471-1482; advance online publication, October 30, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.323

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Frequencies of NRAS and BRAF Mutations Increase from the Radial to the Vertical Growth Phase in Cutaneous Melanoma

Victoria R Greene, Marcella M Johnson, Elizabeth A Grimm and Julie A Ellerhorst

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1483-1488; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.374

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Inulavosin, a Melanogenesis Inhibitor, Leads to Mistargeting of Tyrosinase to Lysosomes and Accelerates its Degradation

Hideaki Fujita, Tomonori Motokawa, Takayuki Katagiri, Sadaki Yokota, Akitsugu Yamamoto, Masaru Himeno and Yoshitaka Tanaka

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1489-1499; advance online publication, December 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.376

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Inhibition of PI3K-AKT-mTOR Signaling Sensitizes Melanoma Cells to Cisplatin and Temozolomide

Tobias Sinnberg, Konstantinos Lasithiotakis, Heike Niessner, Birgit Schittek, Keith T Flaherty, Dagmar Kulms, Evelyn Maczey, Minia Campos, Jeannette Gogel, Claus Garbe and Friedegund Meier

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1500-1515; advance online publication, December 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.379

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Loss of Class III -Tubulin Induced by Histone Deacetylation Is Associated with Chemosensitivity to Paclitaxel in Malignant Melanoma Cells

Kiyomi Akasaka, Chihaya Maesawa, Masahiko Shibazaki, Fumihiko Maeda, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Toshihide Akasaka and Tomoyuki Masuda

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1516-1526; advance online publication, January 1, 2009; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.406

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Development of Alopecia Areata Is Associated with Higher Central and Peripheral Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Tone in the Skin Graft Induced C3H/HeJ Mouse Model

Xingqi Zhang, Mei Yu, Wayne Yu, Joanne Weinberg, Jerry Shapiro and Kevin J McElwee

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1527-1538; advance online publication, November 20, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.371

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The Role of Interleukin-6 in UVA Protection against UVB-Induced Immunosuppression

Vivienne E Reeve, Rex M Tyrrell, Munif Allanson, Diane Domanski and Lynette Blyth

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1539-1546; advance online publication, December 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.377

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Array-CGH Reveals Recurrent Genomic Changes in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Including Amplification of L-Myc

Kelly G Paulson, Bianca D Lemos, Bin Feng, Natalia Jaimes, Pablo F Peñas, Xiaohui Bi, Elizabeth Maher, Lisa Cohen, J Helen Leonard, Scott R Granter, Lynda Chin and Paul Nghiem

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1547-1555; advance online publication, November 20, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.365

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Epstein-Barr Virus in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas: Evaluation of the Viral Presence and Significance in Skin and Peripheral Blood

Mauro Novelli, Chiara Merlino, Renata Ponti, Massimiliano Bergallo, Pietro Quaglino, Irene Cambieri, Alessandra Comessatti, Francesca Sidoti, Cristina Costa, Daniele Corino, Rossana Cavallo, Alessandro Negro Ponzi, Maria T Fierro and Maria G Bernengo

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1556-1561; advance online publication, January 8, 2009; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.396

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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Array Analysis Defines a Specific Genetic Fingerprint for Well-Differentiated Cutaneous SCCs

Karin J Purdie, Catherine A Harwood, Abha Gulati, Tracy Chaplin, Sally R Lambert, Rino Cerio, Gavin P Kelly, Jean-Baptiste Cazier, Bryan D Young, Irene M Leigh and Charlotte M Proby

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1562-1568; advance online publication, January 8, 2009; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.408

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Comment on: "Reflectance Spectrophotometer: the Dermatologist's Sphygmomanometer for Skin Aging?"

Francisco J González

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1582-1583; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.436

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Response to González

Lynn K Pershing, Laurence J Meyer and Sancy L Leachman

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1583-1584; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.437

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Independent Evaluation of a Commercial Test for "Autoimmune" Urticaria in Normal and Chronic Urticaria Subjects

John A Eckman, Robert G Hamilton and Sarbjit S Saini

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1584-1586; advance online publication, January 8, 2009; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.416

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High-Mobility Group Box 1 Protein in Human and Murine Skin: Involvement in Wound Healing FREE

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1590; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.326

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Antibodies Elicited by Inactivated Propionibacterium acnes-Based Vaccines Exert Protective Immunity and Attenuate the IL-8 Production in Human Sebocytes: Relevance to Therapy for Acne Vulgaris FREE

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1590; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.355

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Basophil Phenotypes in Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria in Relation to Disease Activity and Autoantibodies FREE

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1590; doi:10.1038/jid.2009.29

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The Angiogenesis Inhibitor Thrombospondin-1 Inhibits Acute Cutaneous Hypersensitivity Reactions FREE

J Invest Dermatol 129: 1591; doi:10.1038/jid.2009.87

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