Wound repair is a complex biological process involving cell migration, proliferation and differentiation of multiple cell types. A number of growth factors, receptors, matrix molecules and ...
With that enhanced view the researchers could trace how a small subtype of skin cells (keratinocytes) switch their function to start behaving like a type of support cell (fibroblast) that creates ...
The mechanisms underlying skin renewal are still poorly understood. Interleukin-38 (IL-38), a protein involved in regulating inflammatory responses, could be a game changer. A team has observed it for ...
The pustular form of psoriasis has also been linked to specific mutations in the interleukin 36 receptor antagonist IL36RN gene. Abnormal growth of skin cells or keratinocytes and immune system ...