Here we have developed a novel method of culturing human sebocytes without transformation and using a feeder layer-free culture system to examine the role of the TGFβ pathway in the control of ...

In addition to the sebaceous glands of the skin, there are specialised sebaceous glands that perform very specific functions in the body. Meibomian glands along the rim of the eyelids, for example, ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Sebaceous gland tumors are benign “warty” like growths that occur on the skin in older dogs and sometimes in older cats. While they can be similar in appearance, these are different ...

Stem cells and progenitor cells play an important role in the renewal of multiple tissues. Professor Jyrki Heino’s research group from the University of Turku together and Professor Fiona Watt´s ...

Accutane, known generically as isotretinoin, is not simply a strong acne medication. It is a systemic retinoid that temporarily alters gene expression, cellular signaling, and sebaceous gland biology ...

CASE #2: Sebaceous hyperplasia Sebaceous hyperplasia (SH) is the physical manifestation of enlargement of the sebaceous gland to the point where discrete raised yellow aggregations of cells can be ...

Treating obese mice with the cytokine known as TSLP led to significant abdominal fat and weight loss compared to controls. The animal model findings support the possibility that increasing sebum ...

Immune pathway that causes eyelid sebaceous, or Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). In the lymph node, T helper 17 (TH17) lymphocytes are activated by dendritic cells (DC), which involves ...

Areolar glands (also called glands of Montgomery) are sebaceous glands in the nipple that secrete a lipoid fluid. The glands’ function is not fully known, but it has been suggested that the glands and ...