Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a serious inflammatory skin disorder characterized by increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines that contribute to a vicious cycle of inflammation. While the in-flammatory recombinant human epidermal (RHE) models related to AD have been established, there is currently l...
“Dry eye” is a multi-factorial inflammatory disease affecting the ocular surface. Tear hyperosmolarity in dry eye contributes to inflammation and cell damage. Recent research efforts on dry eye have been directed towards biomarker discovery for diagnosis, response to treatment and disease mechanisms...
It is becoming clear that interconnected functional gene networks, rather than single genes in isolation, govern stem cell self-renewal and differentiation. To identify potential epigenetic networks that impact on human epidermal stem cells we performed siRNA based genetic screens for 332 chromatin ...
The objective of this study was to investigate the link between signaling-network activation and transcriptional regulation downstream of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and insulin. Microarrays were used to capture the transcriptional responses to TNF, EGF, and insulin a...
This study investigates the role of ADAM17 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17) in skin homeostasis. Here, we show that mice lacking ADAM17 in keratinocytes have a normal epidermal barrier and skin architecture at birth, but develop pronounced defects in epidermal barrier integrity soon after bi...
In the early stages of wound healing, keratinocytes become “activated” and release inflammatory molecules such as interleukin-1 and interleukin-8 that are linked to innate immune responses and neutrophil recruitment. It is unclear, however, whether keratinocytes release molecules linked to adaptive ...
Human in vivo skin wound: Non-wounded skin was obtained by taking punch biopsies from three healthy donors (donor 1,2 and 3). The samples were termed 'skin day 0 in vivo wound'. Skin wound samples were retrieved by making new punch biopsies from the edge of the original biopsies after four days. The...
Viral infections of the CNS are of increasing concern, especially among immunocompromised populations. Rodent models are often inappropriate for studies of CNS infection, as many viruses, including JC Virus (JCV) and HIV, cannot replicate in rodent cells. Consequently, human fetal brain-derived mult...
Identification of potential hub genes associated with atopic dermatitis-like recombinant human epidermal model using integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analysis
MCF10A cells derived from spontaneously immortalized normal human mammary epithelia were subjected to EGF/SERUM stimulation for 0,20,40,60,120,240 and 480 minutes. We used microarrays to understand the temporal regulation of the cellular EGFR cascade. Experiment Overall Design: MCF10A cells were gro...
