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July 24 2008

Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Is More Frequently Present in North American than Australian Merkel Cell Carcinoma Tumors

Kelly M Garneski, Ashley H Warcola, Qinghua Feng, Nancy B Kiviat, J Helen Leonard and Paul Nghiem

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.229


Induction of Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Expression in Keratinocytes Is Necessary for Generating an Atopic Dermatitis upon Application of the Active Vitamin D3 Analogue MC903 on Mouse Skin

Mei Li, Pierre Hener, Zhikun Zhang, Krishna P Ganti, Daniel Metzger and Pierre Chambon

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.232


The Presence of Polyomavirus in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients Is Rare

Katie Ridd, Siegrid Yu and Boris C Bastian

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.215

July 17 2008

Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Mediates Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Contact Hypersensitivity

Peter Bai, Csaba Hegedu double acutes, Éva Szabó, László Gyüre, Edina Bakondi, Attila Brunyánszki, Szabolcs Gergely, Csaba Szabó and László Virág

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.196


MC Polyomavirus Is Frequently Present in Merkel Cell Carcinoma of European Patients

Jürgen C Becker, Roland Houben, Selma Ugurel, Uwe Trefzer, Claudia Pföhler and David Schrama

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.198

July 10 2008

Recent Trends in Incidence of Cutaneous Melanoma among US Caucasian Young Adults FREE

Mark P Purdue, Laura E Beane Freeman, William F Anderson and Margaret A Tucker

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.159

July 3 2008

Imiquimod, a Toll-Like Receptor 7 Agonist, Inhibits Melanogenesis and Proliferation of Human Melanocytes

Hee Young Kang, Tae Jun Park and Sun Hee Jin

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 3, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.184

June 26 2008

IL-31 Receptor Alpha Expression in Epidermal Keratinocytes Is Modulated by Cell Differentiation and Interferon Gamma

Ruth Heise, Mark M Neis, Yvonne Marquardt, Sylvia Joussen, Peter C Heinrich, Hans F Merk, Heike M Hermanns and Jens M Baron

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 26, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.183


No Association between Polymorphisms in the Interleukin-15 Gene and Early-Onset Psoriasis in a UK Cohort Suggests Heterogeneity for this Susceptibility Locus Identified in Chinese Psoriasis Patients

Rhodri Ll Smith, Steve Eyre, Richard B Warren, Helen S Young, Christopher E M Griffiths and Jane Worthington

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 26, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.148

June 12 2008

GW Bodies: Cytoplasmic Compartments in Normal Human Skin

Jennifer M Zee, Karalee K Shideler, Theophany Eystathioy, Andrea K Bruecks, Marvin J Fritzler and P Régine Mydlarski

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 12, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.154


Bullous Pemphigoid Autoantibodies Preferentially Recognize Phosphoepitopes in Collagen XVII

Elena P Zimina, Silke C Hofmann, Anja Fritsch, Johannes S Kern, Cassian Sitaru and Leena Bruckner-Tuderman

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 12, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.132

May 1 2008

Effect of Corneodesmosome Degradation on the Intercellular Delamination of Human Stratum Corneum

Kemal Levi, Joy Baxter, Helen Meldrum, Manoj Misra, Eugene Pashkovski and Reinhold H Dauskardt

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 1, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.107


Regulated Osteopontin Expression by Dendritic Cells Decisively Affects their Migratory Capacity

Guido Schulz, Andreas C Renkl, Anne Seier, L Liaw and Johannes M Weiss

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 1, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.112

April 10 2008

A 3' UTR Modification of the Mitochondrial Rieske Iron Sulfur Protein in Mice Produces a Specific Skin Pigmentation Phenotype

Sofia Garcia, Francisca Diaz and Carlos T Moraes

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.64


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June 12 2008

Roles of Aquaporin-3 in the Epidermis

Mariko Hara-Chikuma and A S Verkman

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 12, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.70

May 29 2008

X-Chromosome Inactivation and Skin Disease

Bryan K Sun and Hensin Tsao

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 29, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.145

April 17 2008

An IFN-Associated Cytotoxic Cellular Immune Response against Viral, Self-, or Tumor Antigens Is a Common Pathogenetic Feature in "Interface Dermatitis"

Joerg Wenzel and Thomas Tüting

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.96

April 10 2008

Plasticity of the Cancer Cell: Implications for Epigenetic Control of Melanoma and Other Malignancies

George Lipkin

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.69


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Original Articles

July 24 2008

Analysis of Cultured Human Melanocytes Based on Polymorphisms within the SLC45A2/MATP, SLC24A5/NCKX5, and OCA2/P Loci

Anthony L Cook, Wei Chen, Amy E Thurber, Darren J Smit, Aaron G Smith, Timothy G Bladen, Darren L Brown, David L Duffy, Lorenza Pastorino, Giovanna Bianchi-Scarra, J Helen Leonard, Jennifer L Stow and Richard A Sturm

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.211


Proliferation Arrest in B-Raf Mutant Melanoma Cell Lines upon MAPK Pathway Activation

Roland Houben, Sonja Ortmann, Astrid Drasche, Jakob Troppmair, Marco J Herold and Jürgen C Becker

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.214

July 17 2008

Genotypic and Gene Expression Studies in Congenital Melanocytic Nevi: Insight into Initial Steps of Melanotumorigenesis

Barbara Dessars, Linda E De Raeve, Renato Morandini, Anne Lefort, Hakim El Housni, Ghanem E Ghanem, Benoît J Van den Eynde, Wenbin Ma, Diane Roseeuw, Gilbert Vassart, Frédérick Libert and Pierre Heimann

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.203


In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Enhances Secondary Evaluation of Melanocytic Lesions

Pascale Guitera, Giovanni Pellacani, Caterina Longo, Stefania Seidenari, Michelle Avramidis and Scott W Menzies

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.193


Dominance of Nonmalignant T-Cell Clones and Distortion of the TCR Repertoire in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Cutaneous CD30+ Lymphoproliferative Disorders

Daniel Humme, Ansgar Lukowsky, Matthias Steinhoff, Marc Beyer, Peter Walden, Wolfram Sterry and Chalid Assaf

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.204


IKKalpha Is a p63 Transcriptional Target Involved in the Pathogenesis of Ectodermal Dysplasias

Barbara Marinari, Costanza Ballaro, Maranke I Koster, Maria Laura Giustizieri, Francesca Moretti, Francesca Crosti, Marina Papoutsaki, Michael Karin, Stefano Alema, Sergio Chimenti, Dennis R Roop and Antonio Costanzo

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.202


Arsenite Suppresses Notch1 Signaling in Human Keratinocytes

Tatiana V Reznikova, Marjorie A Phillips and Robert H Rice

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.207


Loss of Integrin alpha9beta1 Results in Defects in Proliferation, Causing Poor Re-Epithelialization during Cutaneous Wound Healing

Purva Singh, Chun Chen, Sonali Pal-Ghosh, Mary Ann Stepp, Dean Sheppard and Livingston Van De Water

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.201


Matrix Metalloproteinase-21 Expression Is Associated with Keratinocyte Differentiation and Upregulated by Retinoic Acid in HaCaT Cells

Tiina Skoog, Outi Elomaa, Sanna M Pasonen-Seppänen, Sofi Forsberg, Katja Ahokas, Leila Jeskanen, Jenita Pärssinen, Inkeri Tiala, Ola Rollman, Jouko Lohi and Ulpu Saarialho-Kere

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.206


Murine Neonatal Melanocytes Exhibit a Heightened Proliferative Response to Ultraviolet Radiation and Migrate to the Epidermal Basal Layer

Graeme J Walker, Michael G Kimlin, Elke Hacker, Sugandha Ravishankar, H Konrad Muller, Friedrich Beermann and Nicholas K Hayward

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.210


Psoriasis Is Characterized by Accumulation of Immunostimulatory and Th1/Th17 Cell-Polarizing Myeloid Dendritic Cells

Lisa C Zaba, Judilyn Fuentes-Duculan, Narat John Eungdamrong, Maria Veronica Abello, Inna Novitskaya, Katherine C Pierson, Juana Gonzalez, James G Krueger and Michelle A Lowes

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.194

July 10 2008

Patients with Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis Exhibit Reduced Production of Th17-Associated Cytokines IL-17 and IL-22

Kilian Eyerich, Stefanie Foerster, Stephanie Rombold, Hans-Peter Seidl, Heidrun Behrendt, Heidelore Hofmann, Johannes Ring and Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.139


Overexpression of IL-1alpha in Skin Differentially Modulates the Immune Response to Scarification with Vaccinia Virus

Tian Tian, Luzheng Liu, Eva-Jasmin Freyschmidt, George F Murphy, Thomas S Kupper and Robert C Fuhlbrigge

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.191


Semaphorin3A Alleviates Skin Lesions and Scratching Behavior in NC/Nga Mice, an Atopic Dermatitis Model

Junko Yamaguchi, Fumio Nakamura, Michiko Aihara, Naoya Yamashita, Hiroshi Usui, Tomonobu Hida, Kohtaro Takei, Yoji Nagashima, Zenro Ikezawa and Yoshio Goshima

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.150


Overseas Sun Exposure, Nevus Counts, and Premature Skin Aging in Young English Women: A Population-Based Survey

Isabel dos Santos Silva, Craig D Higgins, Tanya Abramsky, Maureen A Swanwick, Jacqueline Frazer, Linda M Whitaker, Margaret E Blanshard, John Bradshaw, John M Apps, D Timothy Bishop, Julia A Newton-Bishop and Anthony J Swerdlow

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.190

July 3 2008

Staphylococcus aureus in Dermatology Outpatients with Special Emphasis on Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Strains

Uta Jappe, Dagmar Heuck, Birgit Strommenger, Constanze Wendt, Guido Werner, Doris Altmann and Wolfgang Witte

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 3, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.133


Impaired Initiation of Contact Hypersensitivity by FTY720

Daiki Nakashima, Kenji Kabashima, Jun-ichi Sakabe, Kazunari Sugita, Takashi Kobayashi, Ryutaro Yoshiki and Yoshiki Tokura

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, July 3, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.174

June 26 2008

Prox-1 Promotes Invasion of Kaposiform Hemangioendotheliomas

Soheil S Dadras, Adrienne Skrzypek, Lynh Nguyen, Jay W Shin, Martin M P Schulz, Jack Arbiser, Martin C Mihm and Michael Detmar

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 26, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.176


Biopositive Effects of Low-Dose UVB on Epidermis: Coordinate Upregulation of Antimicrobial Peptides and Permeability Barrier Reinforcement

Seung P Hong, Min J Kim, Min-young Jung, Hyerin Jeon, Jawoong Goo, Sung K Ahn, Seung H Lee, Peter M Elias and Eung H Choi

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 26, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.169


Forskolin Protects Keratinocytes from UVB-Induced Apoptosis and Increases DNA Repair Independent of its Effects on Melanogenesis

Thierry Passeron, Takeshi Namiki, Hélène J Passeron, Elodie Le Pape and Vincent J Hearing

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 26, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.182


Increased Severity of Bleomycin-Induced Skin Fibrosis in Mice with Leukocyte-Specific Protein 1 Deficiency

JianFei Wang, Haiyan Jiao, Tara L Stewart, Heather A Shankowsky, Paul G Scott and Edward E Tredget

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 26, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.164


Molecular Imaging-Assisted Optimization of Hsp70 Expression during Laser-Induced Thermal Preconditioning for Wound Repair Enhancement

Gerald J Wilmink, Susan R Opalenik, Joshua T Beckham, Alexander A Abraham, Lillian B Nanney, Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Jeffrey M Davidson and E Duco Jansen

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 26, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.175


Involvement of Platelet-Activating Factor in Ultraviolet B-Induced Hyperalgesia

Qiwei Zhang, Leslie A Sitzman, Mohammad Al-Hassani, Shanbao Cai, Karen E Pollok, Jeffrey B Travers and Cynthia M Hingtgen

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 26, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.181

June 19 2008

SIRT1 Promotes Differentiation of Normal Human Keratinocytes

Gil Blander, Anupama Bhimavarapu, Thomas Mammone, Daniel Maes, Keith Elliston, Christian Reich, Mary Steidl Matsui, Leonard Guarente and Joseph Jorge Loureiro

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 19, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.179


Immunofluorescence Analysis of Villous Trophoblasts: A Tool for Prenatal Diagnosis of Inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa with Pyloric Atresia

Marina D'Alessio, Giovanna Zambruno, Alexandra Charlesworth, Jean-Philippe Lacour and Guerrino Meneguzzi

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 19, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.143


Inducible Lineage-Specific Deletion of TbetaRII in Fibroblasts Defines a Pivotal Regulatory Role during Adult Skin Wound Healing

Christopher P Denton, Korsa Khan, Rachel K Hoyles, Xu Shiwen, Patricia Leoni, Yunliang Chen, Mark Eastwood and David J Abraham

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 19, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.171


Rituximab Exerts a Dual Effect in Pemphigus Vulgaris

Rüdiger Eming, Angela Nagel, Sonja Wolff-Franke, Eva Podstawa, Dirk Debus and Michael Hertl

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 19, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.172


All-Trans Retinoic Acid Shifts Propionibacterium acnes-Induced Matrix Degradation Expression Profile toward Matrix Preservation in Human Monocytes

H Ray Jalian, Philip T Liu, Melissa Kanchanapoomi, Jenny N Phan, Annaliza J Legaspi and Jenny Kim

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 19, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.155


B-Cell Depletion Immunotherapy in Pemphigus: Effects on Cellular and Humoral Immune Responses

Hugo Mouquet, Philippe Musette, Marie-Lyse Gougeon, Serge Jacquot, Brigitte Lemercier, Annick Lim, Danièle Gilbert, Ingrid Dutot, Jean C Roujeau, Michel D'Incan, Christophe Bedane, François Tron and Pascal Joly

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 19, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.178


CTLA-4 Is a Direct Target of Wnt/beta-Catenin Signaling and Is Expressed in Human Melanoma Tumors

Kavita V Shah, Andy J Chien, Cassian Yee and Randall T Moon

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 19, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.170

June 12 2008

Histamine Upregulates Keratinocyte MMP-9 Production via the Histamine H1 Receptor

Maria Gschwandtner, Rahul Purwar, Miriam Wittmann, Wolfgang Bäumer, Manfred Kietzmann, Thomas Werfel and Ralf Gutzmer

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 12, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.153


The Absence of uPAR Is Associated with the Progression of Dermal Fibrosis

Yosuke Kanno, Aki Kaneiwa, Misato Minamida, Miho Kanno, Kanji Tomogane, Koji Takeuchi, Kiyotaka Okada, Shigeru Ueshima, Osamu Matsuo and Hiroyuki Matsuno

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 12, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.157


Functional Polymorphisms of the FAS Gene Associated with Risk of Vitiligo in Chinese Populations: A Case–Control Analysis

Miao Li, Dongjie Sun, Chunying Li, Zhengdong Zhang, Lin Gao, Kai Li, Hong Li and Tianwen Gao

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 12, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.161


Exposure Profiles and Human Papillomavirus Infection in Skin Cancer: An Analysis of 25 Genus beta-Types in a Population-Based Study

Anita S Patel, Margaret R Karagas, Ann E Perry and Heather H Nelson

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 12, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.162


Human Papillomavirus E6/E7 Oncogenes Promote Mouse Ear Regeneration by Increasing the Rate of Wound Re-epithelization and Epidermal Growth

Concepción Valencia, José Bonilla-Delgado, Katarzyna Oktaba, Rodolfo Ocádiz-Delgado, Patricio Gariglio and Luis Covarrubias

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 12, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.156

June 5 2008

E-Cadherin Suppression Directs Cytoskeletal Rearrangement and Intraepithelial Tumor Cell Migration in 3D Human Skin Equivalents

Addy Alt-Holland, Yulia Shamis, Kathleen N Riley, Teresa M DesRochers, Norbert E Fusenig, Ira M Herman and Jonathan A Garlick

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 5, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.102


Colocalization of Kindlin-1, Kindlin-2, and Migfilin at Keratinocyte Focal Adhesion and Relevance to the Pathophysiology of Kindler Syndrome

J E Lai-Cheong, S Ussar, K Arita, I R Hart and J A McGrath

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 5, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.58


Linkage and Association Analysis of Spectrophotometrically Quantified Hair Color in Australian Adolescents: the Effect of OCA2 and HERC2

Sri N Shekar, David L Duffy, Tony Frudakis, Richard A Sturm, Zhen Z Zhao, Grant W Montgomery and Nicholas G Martin

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, June 5, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.147

May 29 2008

Inactivation of the Vitamin D Receptor Enhances Susceptibility of Murine Skin to UV-Induced Tumorigenesis

Tara I Ellison, Molly K Smith, Anita C Gilliam and Paul N MacDonald

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 29, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.131


Lack of Cytoplasmic ERK Activation Is an Independent Adverse Prognostic Factor in Primary Cutaneous Melanoma

Braslav Jovanovic, Doris Kröckel, Diana Linden, Bo Nilsson, Suzanne Egyhazi and Johan Hansson

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 29, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.134


Primary Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas Do not Show Specific NAV3 Gene Deletion or Translocation

Marion Marty, Martina Prochazkova, Elodie Laharanne, Edith Chevret, Michel Longy, Thomas Jouary, Béatrice Vergier, Marie Beylot-Barry and Merlio Jean Philippe

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 29, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.113


IL-12 Deficiency Exacerbates Inflammatory Responses in UV-Irradiated Skin and Skin Tumors

Syed M Meeran, Thejass Punathil and Santosh K Katiyar

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 29, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.140


Inactive and Highly Active, Proteolytically Processed Transglutaminase-5 in Epithelial Cells

Valentina Pietroni, Sabrina Di Giorgi, Andrea Paradisi, Bijan Ahvazi, Eleonora Candi and Gerry Melino

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 29, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.146


Skin-Infiltrating Monocytes/Macrophages Migrate to Draining Lymph Nodes and Produce IL-10 After Contact Sensitizer Exposure to UV-Irradiated Skin

Eiko Toichi, Kurt Q Lu, Alan R Swick, Thomas S McCormick and Kevin D Cooper

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 29, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.137

May 22 2008

Plakoglobin Is Required for Effective Intermediate Filament Anchorage to Desmosomes

Devrim Acehan, Christopher Petzold, Iwona Gumper, David D Sabatini, Eliane J Müller, Pamela Cowin and David L Stokes

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 22, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.141


Immunization with a Dominant-Negative Recombinant HSV Type 1 Protects against HSV-1 Skin Disease in Guinea Pigs

Richard Brans, Elof Eriksson and Feng Yao

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 22, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.142


Pimecrolimus Enhances TLR2/6-Induced Expression of Antimicrobial Peptides in Keratinocytes

Amanda S Büchau, Jürgen Schauber, Thomas Hultsch, Anton Stuetz and Richard L Gallo

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 22, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.135


Effect of Therapeutic Integrin (CD11a) Blockade with Efalizumab on Immune Responses to Model Antigens in Humans: Results of a Randomized, Single Blind Study

James G Krueger, Hans D Ochs, Piyush Patel, Ellen Gilkerson, Emma Guttman-Yassky and Wolfgang Dummer

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 22, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.98


Autocrine Actions of Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 Counter the Effects of MMP-9 to Promote Survival and Prevent Terminal Differentiation of Cultured Human Keratinocytes

Meilang Xue and Christopher J Jackson

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 22, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.136


Avicin D Selectively Induces Apoptosis and Downregulates p-STAT-3, bcl-2, and Survivin in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Cells

Chunlei Zhang, Baoqiang Li, Amos S Gaikwad, Valsala Haridas, Zhixiang Xu, Jordan U Gutterman and Madeleine Duvic

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 22, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.138

May 15 2008

Serum IgE Autoantibodies Target Keratinocytes in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

Sabine Altrichter, Ernst Kriehuber, Julia Moser, Rudolf Valenta, Tamara Kopp and Georg Stingl

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 15, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.80


Induction of T-Cell Responses against Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas Ex Vivo by Autologous Dendritic Cells Transfected with Amplified Tumor mRNA

Xiao Ni, Heather M Richmond, Xingsheng M Liao, William K Decker, Lisa H Shiue, Elizabeth J Shpall and Madeleine Duvic

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 15, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.125

May 8 2008

Melanoblasts' Proper Location and Timed Differentiation Depend on Notch/RBP-J Signaling in Postnatal Hair Follicles

Geneviève Aubin-Houzelstein, Johanna Djian-Zaouche, Florence Bernex, Stéphanie Gadin, Véronique Delmas, Lionel Larue and Jean-Jacques Panthier

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.120


Comprehensive Analysis of Oculocutaneous Albinism among Non-Hispanic Caucasians Shows that OCA1 Is the Most Prevalent OCA Type

Saunie M Hutton and Richard A Spritz

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.109


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

Teruaki Nakatsuji, Yu-Tsueng Liu, Cheng-Po Huang, Richard L Gallo and Chun-Ming Huang

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.117


Green Tea Polyphenol Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Suppresses Collagen Production and Proliferation in Keloid Fibroblasts via Inhibition of the STAT3-Signaling Pathway

Gyuman Park, Byung Sun Yoon, Jai-Hee Moon, Bona Kim, Eun Kyoung Jun, Sejong Oh, Hyunggee Kim, Hea Joon Song, Joo Young Noh, ChilHwan Oh and Seungkwon You

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.103


Galectin-3 Protects Keratinocytes from UVB-Induced Apoptosis by Enhancing AKT Activation and Suppressing ERK Activation

Jun Saegusa, Daniel K Hsu, Wei Liu, Ichiro Kuwabara, Yasuko Kuwabara, Lan Yu and Fu-Tong Liu

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.119


Sirolimus Reduces the Incidence and Progression of UVB-Induced Skin Cancer in SKH Mice even with Co-administration of Cyclosporine A

Brian C Wulff, Donna F Kusewitt, Anne M VanBuskirk, Jennifer M Thomas-Ahner, F. Jason Duncan and Tatiana M Oberyszyn

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.121


Reactive Oxygen Species in Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha-Activated Primary Human Keratinocytes: Implications for Psoriasis and Inflammatory Skin Disease

Chen N Young, Jay I Koepke, Laura J Terlecky, Michael S Borkin, Savoy L Boyd and Stanley R Terlecky

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.122

May 1 2008

Skin Pathology Induced by Snake Venom Metalloproteinase: Acute Damage, Revascularization, and Re-epithelization in a Mouse Ear Model

Natalia Jiménez, Teresa Escalante, José María Gutiérrez and Alexandra Rucavado

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 1, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.118


Traffic-Related Air Pollution, Climate, and Prevalence of Eczema in Taiwanese School Children

Yung-Ling Lee, Huey-Jen Su, Hamm-Ming Sheu, Hsin-Su Yu and Yueliang L Guo

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 1, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.110


Infrared Radiation-Induced Matrix Metalloproteinase in Human Skin: Implications for Protection

Peter Schroeder, Juergen Lademann, Maxim E Darvin, Helger Stege, Corinna Marks, Susanne Bruhnke and Jean Krutmann

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 1, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.116


Fibroblast Dysfunction Is a Key Factor in the Non-Healing of Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers

Ivan B Wall, Ryan Moseley, Duncan M Baird, David Kipling, Peter Giles, Iraj Laffafian, Patricia E Price, David W Thomas and Phil Stephens

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, May 1, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.114

April 24 2008

Possible Pathogenic Role of Th17 Cells for Atopic Dermatitis

Chizuko Koga, Kenji Kabashima, Noriko Shiraishi, Miwa Kobayashi and Yoshiki Tokura

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.111

April 17 2008

Global Assessment of Psoriasis Severity and Change from Photographs: A Valid and Consistent Method

David Farhi, Bruno Falissard and Alain Dupuy

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.68

April 10 2008

Hic-5 Promotes the Hypertrophic Scar Myofibroblast Phenotype by Regulating the TGF-beta1 Autocrine Loop

Ganary Dabiri, David A Tumbarello, Christopher E Turner and Livingston Van De Water

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.90


Systemic PPARbold gamma Ligation Inhibits Allergic Immune Response in the Skin

Anja Dahten, Christin Koch, Dennis Ernst, Corinna Schnöller, Susanne Hartmann and Margitta Worm

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.84


Proteolytic Activation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Skin Wound Healing Is Inhibited by alpha-1-Antichymotrypsin

Yuan-Ping Han, Chunli Yan and Warren L Garner

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.77


Tie2-R849W Mutant in Venous Malformations Chronically Activates a Functional STAT1 to Modulate Gene Expression

Hsiao-Tang Hu, Yi-Hsien Huang, Yi-Ann Chang, Chien-Kuo Lee, Meei-Jyh Jiang and Li-Wha Wu

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.89


The Effects of Depilatory Agents as Penetration Enhancers on Human Stratum Corneum Structures

Jin-Ning Lee, Shiou-Hwa Jee, Chih-Chieh Chan, Wen Lo, Chen-Yuan Dong and Sung-Jan Lin

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.82


The Human Papillomavirus Type 8 E2 Protein Induces Skin Tumors in Transgenic Mice

Regina Pfefferle, Gian Paolo Marcuzzi, Baki Akgül, Hans Udo Kasper, Falko Schulze, Ingo Haase, Claudia Wickenhauser and Herbert Pfister

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.73


Knockdown of Myosin Va Isoforms by RNAi as a Tool to Block Melanosome Transport in Primary Human Melanocytes

Mireille Van Gele, Barbara Geusens, Anne-Marie Schmitt, Luc Aguilar and Jo Lambert

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 10, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.100

April 3 2008

Humoral Autoimmune Responses to the Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen Protein Family in Psoriasis

Rana G El-Rachkidy, Helen S Young, Christopher E M Griffiths and Richard D R Camp

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 3, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.71


K6PC-5, a Direct Activator of Sphingosine Kinase 1, Promotes Epidermal Differentiation Through Intracellular Ca2+ Signaling

Jeong Hee Hong, Jong-Kyung Youm, Mi Jung Kwon, Byeong Deog Park, Yong-Moon Lee, Syng-Ill Lee, Dong Min Shin and Seung Hun Lee

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 3, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.66


Th2 Cytokines Act on S100/A11 to Downregulate Keratinocyte Differentiation

Michael D Howell, Heather R Fairchild, Byung Eui Kim, Lianghua Bin, Mark Boguniewicz, Jasmina S Redzic, Kirk C Hansen and Donald Y M Leung

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 3, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.74


Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia Is Frequent in HIV-Positive Men with Anal Dysplasia

Alexander Kreuter, Norbert H Brockmeyer, Soenke J Weissenborn, Thilo Gambichler, Markus Stücker, Peter Altmeyer, Herbert Pfister and Ulrike Wieland

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 3, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.72


EDA2R Is Associated with Androgenetic Alopecia

Dionigio Antonio Prodi, Nicola Pirastu, Giuseppe Maninchedda, Alessandro Sassu, Andrea Picciau, Maria Antonietta Palmas, Alessandra Mossa, Ivana Persico, Mauro Adamo, Andrea Angius and Mario Pirastu

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 3, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.60


Potential of Fibroblast Cell Therapy for Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

Tracy Wong, Luke Gammon, Lu Liu, Jemima E Mellerio, Patricia J C Dopping-Hepenstal, John Pacy, George Elia, Rosemary Jeffery, Irene M Leigh, Harshad Navsaria and John A McGrath

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 3, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.78


Activation of Keratinocyte Protein Kinase Czeta in Psoriasis Plaques

Yuming Zhao, Rita Fishelevich, John P Petrali, Lida Zheng, Malinina Alla Anatolievna, April Deng, Richard L Eckert and Anthony A Gaspari

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, April 3, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.81

March 27 2008

MC1R Variants Increase Risk of Melanomas Harboring BRAF Mutations

Maria Concetia Fargnoli, Kris Pike, Ruth M Pfeiffer, Shirley Tsang, Ester Rozenblum, David J Munroe, Yelena Golubeva, Donato Calista, Stefania Seidenari, Daniela Massi, Paolo Carli, Juergen Bauer, David E Elder, Boris C Bastian, Ketty Peris and Maria T Landi

J Invest Dermatol advance online publication, March 27, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.67