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Shi F, Yu M, Zloty D, Bell R, Wang E, Akhoundsadegh N, et al.
Mol Med Rep . 2017 Mar; 15(4):1441-1454. PMID: 28259916
A subset of basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are directly derived from hair follicles (HFs). In some respects, HFs can be defined as 'ordered' skin appendage growths, while BCCs can be...
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Bennett D, Leung G, Wang E, Ma S, Lo B, McElwee K, et al.
Poult Sci . 2015 Jul; 94(9):2288-96. PMID: 26217022
Traditionally, native Australian aborigines have used emu oil for the treatment of inflammation and to accelerate wound healing. Studies on mice suggest that topically applied emu oil may have anti-inflammatory...
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Wang X, Hao J, Leung G, Breitkopf T, Wang E, Kwong N, et al.
J Immunol Res . 2015 May; 2015:607328. PMID: 26000314
Immunosuppressive drugs successfully prevent rejection of islet allografts in the treatment of type I diabetes. However, the drugs also suppress systemic immunity increasing the risk of opportunistic infection and cancer...
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Bertolini M, Zilio F, Rossi A, Kleditzsch P, Emelianov V, Gilhar A, et al.
PLoS One . 2014 May; 9(5):e94260. PMID: 24832234
Alopecia areata (AA) is a CD8+ T-cell dependent autoimmune disease of the hair follicle (HF) in which the collapse of HF immune privilege (IP) plays a key role. Mast cells...
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Wang X, Marr A, Breitkopf T, Leung G, Hao J, Wang E, et al.
J Invest Dermatol . 2013 Sep; 134(3):736-745. PMID: 24005055
The immune privilege (IP) of hair follicles (HFs) has been well established in previous studies. However, whether cultured HF cells still exhibit IP properties, the individual factors involved in this...
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Wang E, Chong K, Yu M, Akhoundsadegh N, Granville D, Shapiro J, et al.
PLoS One . 2013 May; 8(4):e62935. PMID: 23658656
Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic autoimmune hair loss disease that affects several million men, women and children worldwide. Previous studies have suggested a link between autoimmunity, stress hormones, and...
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Breitkopf T, Lo B, Leung G, Wang E, Yu M, Carr N, et al.
J Invest Dermatol . 2013 Feb; 133(7):1722-30. PMID: 23370538
Immune privilege (IP) is believed to exist in the anagen hair follicle (HF). Studies have shown that downregulation of major histocompatibility complex Class I occurs and immunosuppressive factors are expressed...
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Breitkopf T, Leung G, Yu M, Wang E, McElwee K
Dermatol Clin . 2012 Nov; 31(1):1-19. PMID: 23159172
A hair disorder can be difficult to define, but patients are typically motivated to seek treatment when their hair growth patterns are significantly different from their cultural group or when...
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Wang E, McElwee K
Dermatol Ther . 2011 Jun; 24(3):337-47. PMID: 21689243
Alopecia areata (AA) is a nonscarring, inflammatory skin disease that results in patchy hair loss. AA is unpredictable in its onset, severity, and duration making it potentially very stressful for...
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Alkhalifah A, Alsantali A, Wang E, McElwee K, Shapiro J
J Am Acad Dermatol . 2010 Feb; 62(2):191-202, quiz 203-4. PMID: 20115946
Unlabelled: Various therapeutic agents have been described for the treatment of alopecia areata (AA), but none are curative or preventive. The aim of AA treatment is to suppress the activity...