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Treating acne with antibiotic-resistant bacterial colonizationThrasivoulos Tzellos
Dessau Medical Center, Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Auenweg Dessau, Germany
Expert Opin Pharmacother 12:1233-47. 2011..Benzoyl-peroxide-based treatment is the most evidence-based approach. Oral isotretinoin remains the most efficacious option for severe acne...
Clinical aspects and molecular diagnostics of skin agingChristos C Zouboulis
Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Auenweg 38, 06847 Dessau, Germany
Clin Dermatol 29:3-14. 2011..Understanding the molecular mechanisms of aging may open new strategies to deal with the various diseases accompanying high age, including cancer...
[The sebaceous gland]C C Zouboulis
Klinik fur Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie Immunologisches Zentrum, Städtisches Klinikum Dessau, Auenweg 38, 06847, Dessau, Germany
Hautarzt 61:467-8, 4704, 476-7. 2010..Atopic dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis and acne vulgaris are some of the disease on which pathogenesis and severity sebaceous lipids may or are surely involved...
Human skin stem cells and the ageing processChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Dessau, Germany
Exp Gerontol 43:986-97. 2008..In addition, they provide in vitro models to study epidermal lineage selection and its role in the ageing process...
The sebocyte culture: a model to study the pathophysiology of the sebaceous gland in sebostasis, seborrhoea and acneChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, Dessau Medical Center, Dessau, Germany
Arch Dermatol Res 300:397-413. 2008..This article summarizes the data of newest research of sebostasis, seborrhoea and acne made possible through the development of human and animal sebocyte culture models...
[Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of Adamantiades-Behçet disease in Germany -- current pathogenetic concepts and therapeutic possibilities]Andreas Altenburg
Clinic for Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, , Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 4:49-64; quiz 65-6. 2006
Isotretinoin revisited: pluripotent effects on human sebaceous gland cellsChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, Dessau Medical Center, Dessau, Germany
J Invest Dermatol 126:2154-6. 2006..These events were specific to sebocytes, as isotretinoin failed to induce apoptosis in keratinocytes. Isotretinoin-induced apoptosis was shown to be an RAR-independent mechanism...
HLA-independent antibacterial host response toward Th1 immunity mediated by IL-12: a new concept for the pathogenesis of Adamantiades-Behçet's diseaseChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Dessau, Germany
J Invest Dermatol 126:1444-7. 2006..The authors provide evidence for an antibacterial host response toward T-helper type 1 immunity mediated by IL-12 in patients with ABD, which is HLA independent...
Frontiers in sebaceous gland biology and pathologyChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, Dessau Medical Center, Dessau, Germany
Exp Dermatol 17:542-51. 2008..These multiple homeostatic functions award the sebaceous gland the role 'brain of the skin' and the most important cutaneous endocrine gland...
[Acne vulgaris. The role of hormones]C C Zouboulis
Klinik fur Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie Immunologisches Zentrum, Städtisches Klinikum Dessau, Auenweg 38, 06847 Dessau Rosslau
Hautarzt 61:107-8, 110-4. 2010..Hormone-like active lipids, hormones in diet and neuropeptides may also play a role in the development of acne lesions. The target of antiandrogen treatment of the skin is mainly the sebaceous gland and the primary effect is sebostasis...
Study of the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of 2 fixed-dose combination gels in the management of acne vulgarisChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, Dessau Medical Center, Auenweg 38, 06847 Dessau, Germany
Cutis 84:223-9. 2009....
Regulation of stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase and fatty acid delta-6 desaturase-2 expression by linoleic acid and arachidonic acid in human sebocytes leads to enhancement of proinflammatory activity but does not affect lipogenesisC C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, Dessau Medical Center, Auenweg 38, 06847 Dessau, Germany
Br J Dermatol 165:269-76. 2011..On the other hand, fatty acid delta-6 desaturase-2 (FADS2) catalyses the conversion of LA to AA...
Sexual hormones in human skinC C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, Dessau Medical Center, Dessau, Germany
Horm Metab Res 39:85-95. 2007..However, they reliably reduce acne. Cyproterone acetate and spironolactone are similarly effective as anti-androgens in reducing hirsutism, although there is wide variability in individual responses...
Aging of human sebocytes in vitro induced by exposure to a defined hormone environmentEvgenia Makrantonaki
Laboratory for Biogerontology, Dermato-Pharmacology and Dermato-Endocrinology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, , Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
Dermatology 213:262-3. 2006
Longterm visual prognosis of patients with ocular Adamantiades-Behçet's disease treated with interferon-alpha-2aLothar Krause
Department of Ophthalmology, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
J Rheumatol 35:896-903. 2008..Interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) has proven to be effective in mucocutaneous ABD and has been reported to improve ocular lesions. We examined the longterm effects of IFN-alpha-2a in a case series of 45 patients with ocular involvement...
Ocular involvement in Adamantiades-Behçet's disease in Berlin, GermanyLothar Krause
Department of Ophthalmology, Charite Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200, Berlin, Germany
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 247:661-6. 2009..Berlin is the city with the highest number of non-native German inhabitants, and its multi-ethnic character renders it uniquely appropriate for epidemiological studies on ABD...
Cyproterone acetate loading to lipid nanoparticles for topical acne treatment: particle characterisation and skin uptakeJana Stecová
Institut fur Pharmazie, Freie Universitat Berlin, Konigin Luise Strasse 2 4, D 14195, Berlin, Germany
Pharm Res 24:991-1000. 2007..To improve skin penetration of the poorly absorbed drug, we intended to identify the active moiety and to load it to particulate carrier systems...
Interplay of IGF-I and 17beta-estradiol at age-specific levels in human sebocytes and fibroblasts in vitroEvgenia Makrantonaki
Laboratory for Biogerontology, Dermato Pharmacology and Dermato Endocrinology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Exp Gerontol 43:939-46. 2008..In conclusion, IGF-I is a key regulator of human skin aging and declining IGF-I levels with age may play a significant role in the reduction of skin surface lipids and thickness...
Enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of leukotriene B4 and prostaglandin E2 are active in sebaceous glandsTheodosios Alestas
Department of Dermatology, , Campus Benjamin Franklin, Fabeckstrasse 60-62, 14195 Berlin, Germany
J Mol Med 84:75-87. 2006..In conclusion, human sebocytes possess the enzyme machinery for functional leukotriene and prostaglandin pathways. A comprehensive link between inflammation and sebaceous lipid synthesis is provided...
Characterization of the vitamin D endocrine system in human sebocytes in vitroChristina Krämer
Department of Dermatology, The Saarland University Hospital, 66421 Homburg Saar, Germany
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 113:9-16. 2009..We conclude that sebaceous glands represent potential targets for therapy with vitamin D analogues or for pharmacological modulation of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) synthesis/metabolism...
KdPT, a tripeptide derivative of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, suppresses IL-1 beta-mediated cytokine expression and signaling in human sebocytesArianna Mastrofrancesco
Department of Dermatology, University of Munster, Munster, Germany
J Immunol 185:1903-11. 2010..Our data demonstrate a promising anti-inflammatory potential of KdPT and point toward novel future directions in the treatment of acne-as well as of various other IL-1-mediated inflammatory diseases-with this small molecule...
Nicotine and biochanin A, but not cigarette smoke, induce anti-inflammatory effects on keratinocytes and endothelial cells in patients with Behçet's diseaseAylin Kalayciyan
Department of Dermatology, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
J Invest Dermatol 127:81-9. 2007..Moreover, biochanin A is likely to exhibit similar and even more profound results than nicotine...
[Modern aspects of acne pathogenesis]Christos C Zouboulis
Klinik fur Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie Immunologisches Zentrum, Städtisches Klinikum Dessau, Dessau Rosslau
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 8:S7-14. 2010..Acne is worldwide the most common skin disease...
A historical review of Adamantiades-Behçet's diseaseChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Germany
Adv Exp Med Biol 528:7-14. 2003
Age-specific hormonal decline is accompanied by transcriptional changes in human sebocytes in vitroEvgenia Makrantonaki
Laboratory for Biogerontology, Dermato-Pharmacology and Dermato-Endocrinology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, , Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
Aging Cell 5:331-44. 2006....
Anti-acne agents attenuate FGFR2 signal transduction in acneBodo C Melnik
Department of Dermatology, Environmental Medicine and Health Theory, University of Osnabruck, Osnabruck, Germany
J Invest Dermatol 129:1868-77. 2009....
Differential regulation of Toll-like receptor and CD14 pathways by retinoids and corticosteroids in human sebocytesMarina K Oeff
Department of Dermatology, , Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
Dermatology 213:266. 2006
Intraocular surgery under systemic interferon-alpha therapy in ocular Adamantiades-Behçet's diseaseLothar Krause
Department of Ophthalmology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 245:1617-21. 2007..In some cases, such as tractional retinal detachment, secondary glaucoma or secondary cataract formation, intraocular surgery is required...
The skin as a mirror of the aging process in the human organism--state of the art and results of the aging research in the German National Genome Research Network 2 (NGFN-2)Evgenia Makrantonaki
Departments of Dermatology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Auenweg 38, 06847 Dessau, Germany
Exp Gerontol 42:879-86. 2007..Thus, these results could be a basis for an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of the aging process...
Propionibacterium acnes and sebaceous lipogenesis: a love-hate relationship?Christos C Zouboulis
Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology, and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Dessau, Germany
J Invest Dermatol 129:2093-6. 2009..acnes with sebaceous lipogenesis, inflammation, and innate immunity, and points out the concurrent evidence that P. acnes-induced lipids may represent a recruitment of allies and/or enemies of the human skin...
Update and future of systemic acne treatmentChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Dermatology 206:37-53. 2003....
Mitochondrial-associated cell death mechanisms are reset to an embryonic-like state in aged donor-derived iPS cells harboring chromosomal aberrationsAlessandro Prigione
Molecular Embryology and Aging Group, Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
PLoS ONE 6:e27352. 2011..Nevertheless, we believe it will be essential to develop reprogramming protocols capable of safeguarding the integrity of the genome of aged somatic cells, before employing iPSC-based therapy for age-associated disorders...
High albumin levels restrict the kinetics of 13-cis retinoic acid uptake and intracellular isomerization to all-trans retinoic acid and inhibit its anti-proliferative effect on SZ95 sebocytesMiki Tsukada
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Fabeckstrasse 60-62, 14195 Berlin, Germany
J Invest Dermatol 119:182-5. 2002..These results indicate a critical function of serum albumin as retinoid-binding protein in reducing the concentration of active retinoids and restricting their biologic effects on human sebocytes...
[Hormonal antiandrogens in acne treatment]Christos C Zouboulis
Klinik fur Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie Immunologisches Zentrum, Städtisches Klinikum Dessau, Dessau Rosslau
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 8:S60-74. 2010....
Skin and brain age together: The role of hormones in the ageing processEvgenia Makrantonaki
Department of Dermatology, Dessau Medical Center, Germany
Exp Gerontol 45:801-13. 2010....
Intralesional cryosurgery enhances the involution of recalcitrant auricular keloids: a new clinical approach supported by experimental studiesYaron Har-Shai
Department of Dermatology, , Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
Wound Repair Regen 14:18-27. 2006....
Androgens and ageing of the skinEvgenia Makrantonaki
Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Dessau, Germany
Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 16:240-5. 2009..This study reviews current advances in our understanding of the role of androgens in the initiation of skin ageing...
Acne and sebaceous gland functionChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, Charite University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Fabeckstrasse 60 62, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Clin Dermatol 22:360-6. 2004..They should also influence peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor regulation. Isotretinoin is still the most active available drug for the treatment of severe acne...
Vitamins as hormonesJ Reichrath
Department of Dermatology, The Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
Horm Metab Res 39:71-84. 2007..This review summarizes existing knowledge on vitamins A and D, the major vitamin-hormones of the skin...
Benediktos Adamantiades and his forgotten contributions to medicineChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Fabeckstrasse 60 62, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Eur J Dermatol 12:471-4. 2002..Adamantiades compiled over 150 scientific papers many of which marked a new stage in his field. He died in 1962 in Athens...
Association of Mycoplasma fermentans with Adamantiades-Behçet's diseaseChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Adv Exp Med Biol 528:191-4. 2003
Pathogenesis of Adamantiades-Behçet's diseaseChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Adv Exp Med Biol 528:161-71. 2003
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin alters sebaceous gland cell differentiation in vitroQiang Ju
Laboratory of Biogerontology, Dermato Pharmacology and Dermato Endocrinology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Exp Dermatol 20:320-5. 2011..In addition and together with the results of a parallel study (J Dermatol Sci 58, 2010, 211), we provide evidence that TCDD effects on human sebocytes are mediated through the AhR signalling pathway...
Psychophysiological reactivity under mental stress in atopic dermatitisKristina Seiffert
Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Charite University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
Dermatology 210:286-93. 2005..An association of mental stress with atopic dermatitis is widely accepted. However, no long-term evaluation of psychophysiological reactivity over the course of disease has yet been performed...
Interferon alfa-2a in the treatment of ocular Adamantiades-Behçet's diseaseLothar Krause
Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, , Berlin, Germany
Adv Exp Med Biol 528:511-9. 2003
Androgen action on human skin -- from basic research to clinical significanceChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, Charite University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
Exp Dermatol 13:5-10. 2004..Partial effectiveness has only been achieved either by androgen depletion, inhibition of androgen metabolism or blockade of the androgen receptor...
Oral alitretinoin (9-cis-retinoic acid) therapy for chronic hand dermatitis in patients refractory to standard therapy: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trialThomas Ruzicka
Department of Dermatology, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Dusseldorf, Germany
Arch Dermatol 140:1453-9. 2004..To assess the efficacy and safety of oral alitretinoin (9-cis-retinoic acid), 10 mg/d, 20 mg/d, and 40 mg/d, compared with placebo control, in the treatment of chronic hand dermatitis...
Extended venous thrombosis in Adamantiades-Behçet's diseaseChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, Charite University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Fabeckstrasse 60 62 14195 Berlin, Germany
Eur J Dermatol 14:268-71. 2004..During the 52-month follow-up single oral aphthous ulcers were occasionally observed and erythema nodosum-like lesions and skin pustules occurred at the lower extremities two weeks after a temporary discontinuation of treatment...
Neuroendocrine regulation of sebocytes -- a pathogenetic link between stress and acneChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, Charite University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
Exp Dermatol 13:31-5. 2004..By means of their autocrine, paracrine and endocrine actions, these neuroendocrine factors appear to mediate centrally and topically induced stress towards the sebaceous gland, ultimately affecting the clinical course of acne...
William J. Cunliffe Scientific Awards. Characteristics and pathomechanisms of endogenously aged skinEvgenia Makrantonaki
Laboratory for Biogerontology, Dermato Pharmacology and Dermato Endocrinology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
Dermatology 214:352-60. 2007..In conclusion, among other factors the hormone environment plays a distinct role in the generation of aged skin...
[Dermatoendocrinology. Skin aging]E Makrantonaki
Klinik fur Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie Immunologisches Zentrum, Städtisches Klinikum Dessau, Auenweg 38, 06847, Dessau, Germany
Hautarzt 61:505-10. 2010....
Inhibition of the androgen receptor by antisense oligonucleotides regulates the biological activity of androgens in SZ95 sebocytesS Fimmel
Laboratory of Biogerontology, Dermato Pharmacology and Dermato Endocrinology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Horm Metab Res 39:149-56. 2007....
Zileuton prevents the activation of the leukotriene pathway and reduces sebaceous lipogenesisChristos C Zouboulis
Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Dessau, Germany
Exp Dermatol 19:148-50. 2010..IL-6 release and neutral lipid content were also reduced under long-term zileuton treatment. In conclusion, zileuton prevents the activation of the leukotriene pathway and enhancement of lipogenesis by AA in human sebocytes in vitro...
[S2k-guideline for therapy of acne]Alexander Nast
Division of Evidence Based Medicine, Klinik fur Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 8:s1-59. 2010..For maintenance treatment: topical retinoid or its combination with BPO. Particular attention should be paid to compliance and quality of life. Additional treatment options are discussed in the main body of the text...
Pathogenesis of Adamantiades-Behçet's diseaseChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Germany
Med Microbiol Immunol 192:149-55. 2003..Endothelial activation leading to a chronic local inflammation process together with platelet and serum factors enhance coagulation and thrombosis...
Univariate and multivariate analyses comparing demographic, genetic, clinical, and serological risk factors for severe Adamantiades-Behçet's diseaseChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Adv Exp Med Biol 528:123-6. 2003
Corticotropin-releasing hormone: an autocrine hormone that promotes lipogenesis in human sebocytesChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:7148-53. 2002..The findings implicate CRH in the clinical development of acne, seborrhea, androgenetic alopecia, skin aging, xerosis, and other skin disorders associated with alterations in lipid formation of sebaceous origin...
Chronological ageing and photoageing of the human sebaceous glandC C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Clin Exp Dermatol 26:600-7. 2001..Topical and systemic oestrogens offer treatment options for skin xerosis in menopausal females. A combination of isotretinoin and interferon-alpha may prevent tumour development in patients with Muir-Torre syndrome...
Corticotropin-releasing hormone skin signaling is receptor-mediated and is predominant in the sebaceous glandsK Krause
Department of Dermatology, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
Horm Metab Res 39:166-70. 2007..However, further investigations into the downstream effects of CRH and Uct are required to elucidate the mechanism by which these neuropeptides could establish a stress-related pathophysiological condition in the skin...
The human sebocyte culture model provides new insights into development and management of seborrhoea and acneC C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Germany
Dermatology 196:21-31. 1998....
Sebocytes are the key regulators of androgen homeostasis in human skinM Fritsch
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
J Invest Dermatol 116:793-800. 2001..Sebocytes are able to synthesize testosterone from adrenal precursors and to inactivate it in order to maintain androgen homeostasis, whereas keratinocytes are responsible for androgen degradation...
Non-infectious ulcerating oral mucous membrane diseasesAndreas Altenburg
Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology Immunological Center, Dessau Medical Center, Germany
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 7:242-57. 2009....
Acrodermatitis enteropathica: an uncommon differential diagnosis in childhood - first description of a new sequence variantAnja G Jung
Department of Dermatology, Dessau Hospital, Dessau, Germany
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 9:999-1002. 2011..Lifelong zinc substitution is recommended. A differential diagnosis can be difficult because bacterial and fungal superinfection is common in zinc deficiency. Precise diagnosis requires testing family members for the gene...
Current developments and uses of cryosurgery in the treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scarsChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Wound Repair Regen 10:98-102. 2002
[Severe erythrodermic psoriasis in a patient with 22q11 deletion syndrome]Jan C Preiss
Medizinische Klinik I (Gastroenterologie, Infektiologie, Rheumatologie, , Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin
Med Klin (Munich) 100:275-8. 2005..This case report suggests that calcium can be involved in psoriasis pathogenesis at least in a subgroup of patients and that systemic retinoids exhibit insufficient effectiveness under low serum albumin levels...
Isotretinoin: state of the art treatment for acne vulgarisRuta Ganceviciene
Department of Dermatology, Dessau Medical Center, Dessau, Germany
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 8:S47-59. 2010....
Medium-dose prednisolone pulse therapy in alopecia areataPinelopi Efentaki
Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology Dessau Medical Center Dessau, Germany
Dermatoendocrinol 1:310-3. 2009..Although the exact etiology of alopecia areata is still unknown, systemic prednisolone treatment seem to be effective in early stages but significant side effects may occur leading to discontinuation of treatment...
The William J. Cunliffe Scientific AwardsChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, , Germany
Dermatology 211:191-2. 2005
Sebaceous glands and the prostaglandin pathway--key stones of an exciting mosaicChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, , Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
J Invest Dermatol 125:x-xi. 2005
A historical review of early descriptions of Adamantiades-Behçet's diseaseChristos C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Fabeckstrasse 60-62, 14195 Berlin, Germany
J Invest Dermatol 119:201-5. 2002
Responsiveness to androgens and effectiveness of antisense oligonucleotides against the androgen receptor on human epidermal keratinocytes is dependent on the age of the donor and the location of cell originS Fimmel
Laboratory of Biogerontology, Dermato Pharmacology and Dermato Endocrinology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Horm Metab Res 39:157-65. 2007..Our results demonstrate an enhanced androgen sensitivity of keratinocytes from aged individuals associated with an origin-specific type of response...
Impressive skin manifestation of systemic sarcoidosisA M H A Janitha P Chandani
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Fabeckstrasse 60-62, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Int J Dermatol 41:232-6. 2002
Clindamycin phosphate/tretinoin gel formulation in the treatment of acne vulgarisM Badawy Abdel-Naser
Dessau Medical Center, Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Auenweg 38, 06847 Dessau, Germany
Expert Opin Pharmacother 9:2931-7. 2008..The once daily use of CTG, its rapid and dual effect and good tolerability have a positive impact on the duration of disease, patients' compliance and overall costs of therapy...
Ulerythema ophryogenes and keratosis pilaris in a child with monosomy 18pC C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Steglitz, Germany
Pediatr Dermatol 11:172-5. 1994..The association of chromosome 18p deletion defect and ulerythema ophryogenes may be helpful in future attempts to localize the gene defect responsible for follicular genokeratoses...
Molecular mechanisms of skin aging: state of the artE Makrantonaki
Laboratory for Biogerontology, Dermato Pharmacology and Dermato Endocrinology, Institute Clinical Pharmacology and Toxiology, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1119:40-50. 2007..Understanding the molecular mechanisms of aging may open new strategies in dealing with the various diseases accompanying aging, including cancer...
Exploration of retinoid activity and the role of inflammation in acne: issues affecting future directions for acne therapyC C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Germany
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 15:63-7. 2001..Therefore, future compounds targeting acne have to inhibit pro-inflammatory lipids in sebum, and thus down-regulate acne-related inflammatory signals and reduce the LTB4-induced migration of inflammatory cells...
Influence of physiological androgen levels on wound healing and immune status in menS Fimmel
Department of Dermatology, , Berlin, Germany
Aging Male 8:166-74. 2005....
Retinoids--which dermatological indications will benefit in the near future?C C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Skin Pharmacol Appl Skin Physiol 14:303-15. 2001....
Testosterone metabolism to 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone and synthesis of sebaceous lipids is regulated by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ligand linoleic acid in human sebocytesE Makrantonaki
Laboratory of Biogerontology, Dermatopharmacology and Dermatoendocrinology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Charite University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Br J Dermatol 156:428-32. 2007..This contradiction led to the assumption that cofactors may be required for lipid regulation and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) ligands were suggested to be adequate candidates...
Establishment and characterization of an immortalized human sebaceous gland cell line (SZ95)C C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Germany
J Invest Dermatol 113:1011-20. 1999..Thus SZ95 is an immortalized human sebaceous gland cell line that shows the morphologic, phenotypic and functional characteristics of normal human sebocytes...
Effect of 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone and testosterone on apoptosis in human dermal papilla cellsA Winiarska
Department of Dermatology and Allergy, , Berlin, Germany
Skin Pharmacol Physiol 19:311-21. 2006..These data suggest that DPC from nonbalding scalp regions do have the capacity to undergo apoptosis, but need a high androgen stimulus. The present study provides an interesting new pathogenetic approach in androgenetic alopecia...
Human skin: an independent peripheral endocrine organC C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Horm Res 54:230-42. 2000..Therefore, the human skin fulfils all requirements for being the largest, independent peripheral endocrine organ...
All-trans-retinoic acid and 13-cis-retinoic acid: pharmacokinetics and biological activity in different cell culture models of human keratinocytesM Schroeder
Department of Dermatology, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
Horm Metab Res 39:136-40. 2007..On the other hand, induced keratinocyte proliferation in low seeding densities may provide an explanation for the acanthosis induced by topical retinoids in aged and steroid-damaged skin...
Cryosurgery in dermatologyC C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, The Free University of Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, D 12 200, Berlin, Germany
Eur J Dermatol 8:466-74. 1998..Pain during and/or shortly after treatment, bulla formation and local oedema are the major, temporary adverse effects; lesional hypopigmentation and/or peripheral hyperpigmentation is the most common by occurring long-term complication...
Topical all-trans retinoic acid (RA) induces an early, coordinated increase in RA-inducible skin-specific gene/psoriasin and cellular RA-binding protein II mRNA levels which precedes skin erythemaC C Zouboulis
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Germany
Arch Dermatol Res 288:664-9. 1996..We conclude, therefore, that induction of RIS-1 and CRABP II mRNA levels by topical RA in human skin are early, coordinated molecular events which precede the clinical cutaneous erythematous response to RA...
Possible role of DP IV inhibitors in acne therapyAnja Thielitz
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Leipziger Str. 44, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany
Adv Exp Med Biol 575:163-7. 2006
Activation of platelet-activating factor receptor in SZ95 sebocytes results in inflammatory cytokine and prostaglandin E2 productionQiwei Zhang
Department of Dermatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Exp Dermatol 15:769-74. 2006..These studies suggest that SZ95 sebocytes express functional PAF-Rs and PAF-Rs are involved in regulating the expression of inflammatory mediators, including COX-2, PGE(2) and IL-8...
[Malignant melanoma -- a medical students' viewpoint]Moritz Felcht
Benjamin-Franklin-Kolleg, Fachbereich Humanmedizin, Berlin
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 3:421-30. 2005..Thus early recognition is of utmost importance. Experimental approaches, such as dendritic cell vaccination, have shown some effectiveness which must be confirmed in multicenter, randomised trials...
Investigation of micronized titanium dioxide penetration in human skin xenografts and its effect on cellular functions of human skin-derived cellsBorbala Kiss
Department of Dermatology, University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center, Debrecen, Hungary
Exp Dermatol 17:659-67. 2008....
Matrix metalloproteinases of epithelial origin in facial sebum of patients with acne and their regulation by isotretinoinEleni Papakonstantinou
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
J Invest Dermatol 125:673-84. 2005..These data indicate that MMP and TIMP of epithelial origin may be involved in acne pathogenesis, and that isotretinoin-induced reduction in MMP-9 and -13 may contribute to the therapeutic effects of the agent in acne...
LXRalpha enhances lipid synthesis in SZ95 sebocytesIl Hong
College of Pharmacy and Bio MAX Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
J Invest Dermatol 128:1266-72. 2008..Thus, we suggest that LXR ligands could provide a new class of therapeutic agents for sebaceous gland-associated disorders such as seborrhea and acne...
Inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase IV and aminopeptidase N target major pathogenetic steps in acne initiationAnja Thielitz
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
J Invest Dermatol 127:1042-51. 2007....
Characterization of liver X receptor expression and function in human skin and the pilosebaceous unitLouise E Russell
Centre for Cutaneous Research and Centre for Endocrinology, Bart s and the London Queen Mary s School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary College, University of London, London, UK
Exp Dermatol 16:844-52. 2007..In addition, we showed that the synthetic agonist TO901317 significantly reduced hair growth, in vitro...
Peroxidated squalene induces the production of inflammatory mediators in HaCaT keratinocytes: a possible role in acne vulgarisMonica Ottaviani
San Gallicano Dermatological Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
J Invest Dermatol 126:2430-7. 2006....
The renal retinoid system: time-dependent activation in experimental glomerulonephritisSabine Liebler
Department of Nephrology, University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Bergheimer Strasse 56a, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 286:F458-65. 2004..Our data document a stimulation of glomerular retinoid-synthesizing enzymes and expression of retinoid receptors in the early repair phase of THY-GN, suggesting activation of this system in acute renal disease...
Vitrectomy and trabeculectomy combined with interferon alpha treatment in Adamantiades-Behçet's disease: a case reportLothar Krause
Department of Ophthalmology, Universitatsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universitat Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 241:871-4. 2003..Left untreated, it leads to blindness and often to loss of the eye through secondary complications such as phthisis or painful glaucoma...
Expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein transcription factors in cultured human sebocytesWenChieh Chen
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Sheng Li Road 138, 704 Tainan, Taiwan
J Invest Dermatol 121:441-7. 2003..Treatment with linoleic acid for 48 h induced further differentiation of sebocytes leading to abundant lipid synthesis...
Cutaneous androgen metabolism: basic research and clinical perspectivesWenChieh Chen
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
J Invest Dermatol 119:992-1007. 2002..Pharmacologic development of more potent specific isoenzyme antagonists may lead to better clinical treatment or even prevention of androgen-dependent dermatoses...
Identification of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase II in human skinMariangela Marques
Department of Dermatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, U S A
J Invest Dermatol 119:913-9. 2002....
Evidence for expression of melanocortin-1 receptor in human sebocytes in vitro and in situMarkus Bohm
Department of Dermatology and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cell Biology and Immunobiology of the Skin, University of Munster, Munster, Germany
J Invest Dermatol 118:533-9. 2002..By modulating interleukin-8 secretion, alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone may act as a modulator of inflammatory responses in the pilosebaceous unit...
