Monthly Archives: March 2014

La pelade: mesurer l'activité de la maladie

Serum granulysin as a possible key marker of the activity of alopecia areata. Ono S, Otsuka A, Yamamoto Y, Kataoka TR, Koyanagi I, Miyachi Y, Kabashima K. J Dermatol Sci. 2014 Jan;73(1):74-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2013.08.009. Epub 2013 Sep 2. Alopecia areata (AA) is an auto-immune inflammatory dermatosis of the scalp resulting in non-scarring rounded patches of…

Le role de la périostine dans le vieillissement

The matricellular protein periostin contributes to proper collagen function and is downregulated during skin aging. Egbert M1, Ruetze M2, Sattler M1, Wenck H1, Gallinat S1, Lucius R3, Weise JM4. J Dermatol Sci. 2014 Jan;73(1):40-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2013.08.010. Epub 2013 Sep 3. Skin aging can be seen: on the epidermis by changes in texture and color. in…

La rosacée empire t-elle avec le temps ?

Subtypes 1, 2 and 3 have different upregulated genes. However there is a 20-30% overlap in the similarity of the genes being upregulated. Rosacea can be divided into two distinct forms; In the typical form, rosacea can progress from subtypes 1, 2 and 3. But not necessarily as we know that there are genetic similarities,…