Staphylococci are abundant bacteria of the human skin microbiome. Several species,
particularly Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, are opportunistic …

The importance of extracellular calcium in epidermal differentiation and intra-epidermal
cohesion has been recognized for many years. Darier disease (DD) was the first genetic …

Background Darier's disease (DD) is a genodermatosis caused by mutations of the ATP2A2
gene leading to disrupted keratinocyte adhesion. Recurrent episodes of skin inflammation …

Summary Background Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+ depletion, previously shown to
signal pathological stress responses, has more recently been found also to trigger …

Summary Background Hailey–Hailey disease (HHD) is an autosomal dominant disorder
characterized by suprabasal cutaneous cell separation (acantholysis) leading to the …

The aim of this work was to evaluate the biocompatibility of poly (vinylidene fluoride–
trifluoroethylene)/barium titanate (P (VDF-TrFE)/BT) membrane to be used in guided tissue …

Background Darier's disease (OMIM 124200) is an autosomal‐dominant skin disorder
characterized by warty papules and plaques in seborreheic areas, palmo‐plantar pits and …

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Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. expression restricted to the basal layer [9]. In …

Extracellular calcium is a major regulator of keratinocyte differentiation in vitro and appears
to play that role in vivo, but the mechanism is unclear. We have previously demonstrated …

Tissue homeostasis is dependent upon essential interactions between cells and the
surrounding extracellular matrix. Within the skin, crosstalk between epidermal and dermal …