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EpiDerm™ is an in vitro organotypic human skin model cultured at the air/liquid interface to produce a three-dimensional tissue with a stratum corneum possessing a barrier function similar to native epidermis. The model is suitable for topical application of creams... Read More

Establishing an effective epidermal barrier requires a series of coordinated molecular events involving keratinocytes (KCs) within a stratified epithelium. Epidermal maturation depends on convergence of pathways involving components of NF-B and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) signaling systems that promote... Read More

Programmed cell death of epidermal keratinocytes (KC) results in the formation of cornified cells, which constitute the outermost skin layer, the stratum corneum. Here we show by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, western blot, and immunohistochemistry that epidermal KC express caspase-14,... Read More

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN or Lyell’s syndrome) is a severe adverse drug reaction that results in extensive necrolysis of the skin due to large scale Fas-FasL mediated keratinocyte apoptosis. The signaling pathways leading to the rapid upregulation of keratinocyte FasL... Read More