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Colao B, Khachemoune A. Mohs micrographic surgery challenges and new technologies to optimize care of cutaneous malignancies of the ear. Arch Dermatol Res 2024; 316:320. [PMID: 38822894 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-024-03127-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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Cutaneous malignancies affecting the ear, exacerbated by extensive ultraviolet (UV) exposure, pose intricate challenges owing to the organ's complex anatomy. This article investigates how the anatomy contributes to late-stage diagnoses and ensuing complexities in surgical interventions. Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS), acknowledged as the gold standard for treating most cutaneous malignancies of the ear, ensures superior margin control and cure rates. However, the ear's intricacy necessitates careful consideration of tissue availability and aesthetic outcomes. The manuscript explores new technologies like Reflectance Confocal Microscopy (RCM), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), High-Frequency, High-Resolution Ultrasound (HFHRUS), and Raman spectroscopy (RS). These technologies hold the promise of enhancing diagnostic accuracy and providing real-time visualization of excised tissue, thereby improving tumor margin assessments. Dermoscopy continues to be a valuable non-invasive tool for identifying malignant lesions. Staining methods in Mohs surgery are discussed, emphasizing hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) as the gold standard for evaluating tumor margins. Toluidine blue is explored for potential applications in assessing basal cell carcinomas (BCC), and immunohistochemical staining is considered for detecting proteins associated with specific malignancies. As MMS and imaging technologies advance, a thorough evaluation of their practicality, cost-effectiveness, and benefits becomes essential for enhancing surgical outcomes and patient care. The potential synergy of artificial intelligence with these innovations holds promise in revolutionizing tumor detection and improving the efficacy of cutaneous malignancy treatments.
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- Bliss Colao
- College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate and Veterans Affairs Hospital, 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, NY, 11209, USA.
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Taha BA, Addie AJ, Kadhim AC, Azzahran AS, Haider AJ, Chaudhary V, Arsad N. Photonics-powered augmented reality skin electronics for proactive healthcare: multifaceted opportunities. Mikrochim Acta 2024; 191:250. [PMID: 38587660 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-024-06314-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Rapid technological advancements have created opportunities for new solutions in various industries, including healthcare. One exciting new direction in this field of innovation is the combination of skin-based technologies and augmented reality (AR). These dermatological devices allow for the continuous and non-invasive measurement of vital signs and biomarkers, enabling the real-time diagnosis of anomalies, which have applications in telemedicine, oncology, dermatology, and early diagnostics. Despite its many potential benefits, there is a substantial information vacuum regarding using flexible photonics in conjunction with augmented reality for medical purposes. This review explores the current state of dermal augmented reality and flexible optics in skin-conforming sensing platforms by examining the obstacles faced thus far, including technical hurdles, demanding clinical validation standards, and problems with user acceptance. Our main areas of interest are skills, chiroptical properties, and health platform applications, such as optogenetic pixels, spectroscopic imagers, and optical biosensors. My skin-enhanced spherical dichroism and powerful spherically polarized light enable thorough physical inspection with these augmented reality devices: diabetic tracking, skin cancer diagnosis, and cardiovascular illness: preventative medicine, namely blood pressure screening. We demonstrate how to accomplish early prevention using case studies and emergency detection. Finally, it addresses real-world obstacles that hinder fully realizing these materials' extraordinary potential in advancing proactive and preventative personalized medicine, including technical constraints, clinical validation gaps, and barriers to widespread adoption.
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- Bakr Ahmed Taha
- Photonics Technology Lab, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Malaysia.
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- Center of Advanced Materials/Directorate of Materials Research/Ministry of Science and Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Communication Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Electrical Engineering Department, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Applied Sciences Department/Laser Science and Technology Branch, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Research Cell &, Department of Physics, Bhagini Nivedita College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110045, India
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- Photonics Technology Lab, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Malaysia.
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Wang X, Hua F, Xie X, Wu Y, Sun W, Jiang Z, Zhang J, Luo X. Infrared Raman spectroscopy enables noninvasive biochemical assessment of skin tissue and the thermal stability. Heliyon 2023; 9:e21974. [PMID: 38034814 PMCID: PMC10684364 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Raman-active modes of human skin and pork belly have been studied systematically by a near-infrared Raman spectrometer with an exciting laser of 1064 nm. The main components and quantitative determination of pork belly are extracted by fitting the Raman spectra with the normalized Raman spectra of biochemical reagents such as collagen, elastin, triolein, fibronectin, fibrin, and hyaluronic acid. It demonstrates that the main components and quantity are various at different locations of pork belly, while the main components of human skin are similar to those of pig skin. In a further step, the evolution of the heating time-dependent Raman modes of isolated pig skin has been investigated for the mechanism of burnt skin. One can find that the spatial structure and main components of skin have an excellent thermal stability in the temperature range from -120 to 200 ∘C, which is confirmed by the temperature dependent Raman spectra of isolated pig skin, microporous acellular dermal matrix (MADM) as well as their corresponding biochemical reagents (collagen, elastin, triolein, etc.). These results help understand the mechanism of the living skin burnt by fire or hot water, and supplies an alternative technology for surgeons to diagnose the depth of a burn injury in time.
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- Xiaoyi Wang
- Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Orthopedics & Traumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Wound Repair, the Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, China
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- Department of the Trauma, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Orthopedics & Traumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Hemodialysis Room, Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Wound Repair, the Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, China
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- National Key Clinical Specialty (Wound Healing), Department of Wounds and Burns, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Treatment and Life Support for Critical Diseases of Zhejiang Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Hospital Emergency and Process Digitization, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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Goel A, Tsikritsis D, Belsey NA, Pendlington R, Glavin S, Chen T. Measurement of chemical penetration in skin using Stimulated Raman scattering microscopy and multivariate curve resolution - alternating least squares. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 296:122639. [PMID: 36989692 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.122639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The mechanistic understanding of skin penetration underpins the design, efficacy and risk assessment of many high-value products including functional personal care products, topical and transdermal drugs. Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy, a label free chemical imaging tool, combines molecular spectroscopy with submicron spatial information to map the distribution of chemicals as they penetrate the skin. However, the quantification of penetration is hampered by significant interference from Raman signals of skin constituents. This study reports a method for disentangling exogeneous contributions and measuring their permeation profile through human skin combining SRS measurements with chemometrics. We investigated the spectral decomposition capability of multivariate curve resolution - alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) using hyperspectral SRS images of skin dosed with 4-cyanophenol. By performing MCR-ALS on the fingerprint region spectral data, the distribution of 4-cyanophenol in skin was estimated in an attempt to quantify the amount permeated at different depths. The reconstructed distribution was compared with the experimental mapping of CN, a strong vibrational peak in 4-cyanophenol where the skin is spectroscopically silent. The similarity between MCR-ALS resolved and experimental distribution in skin dosed for 4 h was 0.79 which improved to 0.91 for skin dosed for 1 h. The correlation was observed to be lower for deeper layers of skin where SRS signal intensity is low which is an indication of low sensitivity of SRS. This work is the first demonstration, to the best of our knowledge, of combining SRS imaging technique with spectral unmixing methods for direct observation and mapping of the chemical penetration and distribution in biological tissues.
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- Anukrati Goel
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK
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- Chemical & Biological Sciences Department, National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK; Chemical & Biological Sciences Department, National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- Unilever Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre, Colworth Science Park, Bedford, MK44 1LQ, UK
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- Unilever Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre, Colworth Science Park, Bedford, MK44 1LQ, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK.
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Oshima Y, Haruki T, Koizumi K, Yonezawa S, Taketani A, Kadowaki M, Saito S. Practices, Potential, and Perspectives for Detecting Predisease Using Raman Spectroscopy. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12170. [PMID: 37569541 PMCID: PMC10418989 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Raman spectroscopy shows great potential for practical clinical applications. By analyzing the structure and composition of molecules through real-time, non-destructive measurements of the scattered light from living cells and tissues, it offers valuable insights. The Raman spectral data directly link to the molecular composition of the cells and tissues and provides a "molecular fingerprint" for various disease states. This review focuses on the practical and clinical applications of Raman spectroscopy, especially in the early detection of human diseases. Identifying predisease, which marks the transition from a healthy to a disease state, is crucial for effective interventions to prevent disease onset. Raman spectroscopy can reveal biological processes occurring during the transition states and may eventually detect the molecular dynamics in predisease conditions.
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- Yusuke Oshima
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
- Research Center for Pre-Disease Science, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
- Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Yufu 879-5593, Japan
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- Research Center for Pre-Disease Science, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
- Faculty of Sustainable Design, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Research Center for Pre-Disease Science, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
- Division of Presymptomatic Disease, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Research Center for Pre-Disease Science, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Research Center for Pre-Disease Science, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Research Center for Pre-Disease Science, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Research Center for Pre-Disease Science, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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Baumgartner L, Kahn A, Hoogland M, Bleeker J, Jager WF, Vermaas DA. Direct Imaging of Local pH Reveals Bubble-Induced Mixing in a CO 2 Electrolyzer. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING 2023; 11:10430-10440. [PMID: 37476421 PMCID: PMC10354799 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction poses a promising pathway to produce hydrocarbon chemicals and fuels without relying on fossil fuels. Gas diffusion electrodes allow high selectivity for desired carbon products at high current density by ensuring a sufficient CO2 mass transfer rate to the catalyst layer. In addition to CO2 mass transfer, the product selectivity also strongly depends on the local pH at the catalyst surface. In this work, we directly visualize for the first time the two-dimensional (2D) pH profile in the catholyte channel of a gas-fed CO2 electrolyzer equipped with a bipolar membrane. The pH profile is imaged with operando fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) using a pH-sensitive quinolinium-based dye. We demonstrate that bubble-induced mixing plays an important role in the Faradaic efficiency. Our concentration measurements show that the pH at the catalyst remains lower at -100 mA cm-2 than at -10 mA cm-2, implying that bubble-induced advection outweighs the additional OH- flux at these current densities. We also prove that the pH buffering effect of CO2 from the gas feed and dissolved CO2 in the catholyte prevents the gas diffusion electrode from becoming strongly alkaline. Our findings suggest that gas-fed CO2 electrolyzers with a bipolar membrane and a flowing catholyte are promising designs for scale-up and high-current-density operation because they are able to avoid extreme pH values in the catalyst layer.
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- Lorenz
M. Baumgartner
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Goto M, Egawa M, Asai T, Ozeki Y. Imaging-based evaluation of lipids in the stratum corneum by label-free stimulated Raman scattering microscopy. Skin Res Technol 2023; 29:e13355. [PMID: 37357663 PMCID: PMC10213482 DOI: 10.1111/srt.13355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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- Makiko Goto
- MIRAI Technology InstituteShiseido Co., Ltd.YokohamaJapan
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- MIRAI Technology InstituteShiseido Co., Ltd.YokohamaJapan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information SystemsGraduate School of EngineeringThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information SystemsGraduate School of EngineeringThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
- Research Center for Advanced Science and TechnologyThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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Choe C, Schleusener J, Ri J, Choe S, Kim P, Lademann J, Darvin ME. Quantitative determination of concentration profiles of skin components and topically applied oils by tailored multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares using in vivo confocal Raman micro-spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2023; 16:e202200219. [PMID: 36106843 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202200219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The main components of the stratum corneum (SC), water, lipids, and proteins, are non-homogeneously distributed throughout the depth. The quantitative determination of their concentration profiles and penetration depth of topically applied substances are urgent topics of dermatological and cosmetic research. Confocal Raman micro-spectroscopy has distinct advantages when determining semi-quantitative concentrations of SC components and topically applied substances non-invasively and in vivo. In this work, we applied a tailored multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares (tMCR-ALS) method to analyze Raman spectra of the SC in the 2000-4000 cm-1 region for quantitatively determining the concentrations of water, lipids, proteins, and topically applied oils using substance-related spectral loadings which were allowed to change depth-dependently from the SC's surface toward its bottom. tMCR-ALS makes matching of depth-dependent signal attenuation, that is, the normalization on keratin, unnecessary and requires only a few additional experiments for calibration - Raman spectra of the pure materials and their densities.
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- ChunSik Choe
- Biomedical Materials Division, Faculty of Material Science, Kim Il Sung University, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Center of Experimental and Applied Cutaneous Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Biomedical Materials Division, Faculty of Material Science, Kim Il Sung University, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Materials Division, Faculty of Material Science, Kim Il Sung University, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Clinical Research Division, Pyongyang Cosmetic Research Institute, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Clinical Research Division, Pyongyang Cosmetic Research Institute, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Center of Experimental and Applied Cutaneous Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Center of Experimental and Applied Cutaneous Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Yoshida T, Beck LA, De Benedetto A. Skin barrier defects in atopic dermatitis: From old idea to new opportunity. Allergol Int 2022; 71:3-13. [PMID: 34916117 PMCID: PMC8934597 DOI: 10.1016/j.alit.2021.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common chronic skin inflammatory disease, with a profound impact on patients’ quality of life. AD varies considerably in clinical course, age of onset and degree to which it is accompanied by allergic and non-allergic comorbidities. Skin barrier impairment in both lesional and nonlesional skin is now recognized as a critical and often early feature of AD. This may be explained by a number of abnormalities identified within both the stratum corneum and stratum granulosum layers of the epidermis. The goal of this review is to provide an overview of key barrier defects in AD, starting with a historical perspective. We will also highlight some of the commonly used methods to characterize and quantify skin barrier function. There is ample opportunity for further investigative work which we call out throughout this review. These include: quantifying the relative impact of individual epidermal abnormalities and putting this in a more holistic view with physiological measures of barrier function, as well as determining whether these barrier-specific endotypes predict clinical phenotypes (e.g. age of onset, natural history, comorbidities, response to therapies, etc). Mechanistic studies with new (and in development) AD therapies that specifically target immune pathways, Staphylococcus aureus abundance and/or skin barrier will help us understand the dynamic crosstalk between these compartments and their relative importance in AD.
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Serebrennikova KV, Berlina AN, Sotnikov DV, Zherdev AV, Dzantiev BB. Raman Scattering-Based Biosensing: New Prospects and Opportunities. BIOSENSORS 2021; 11:512. [PMID: 34940269 PMCID: PMC8699498 DOI: 10.3390/bios11120512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The growing interest in the development of new platforms for the application of Raman spectroscopy techniques in biosensor technologies is driven by the potential of these techniques in identifying chemical compounds, as well as structural and functional features of biomolecules. The effect of Raman scattering is a result of inelastic light scattering processes, which lead to the emission of scattered light with a different frequency associated with molecular vibrations of the identified molecule. Spontaneous Raman scattering is usually weak, resulting in complexities with the separation of weak inelastically scattered light and intense Rayleigh scattering. These limitations have led to the development of various techniques for enhancing Raman scattering, including resonance Raman spectroscopy (RRS) and nonlinear Raman spectroscopy (coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy and stimulated Raman spectroscopy). Furthermore, the discovery of the phenomenon of enhanced Raman scattering near metallic nanostructures gave impetus to the development of the surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) as well as its combination with resonance Raman spectroscopy and nonlinear Raman spectroscopic techniques. The combination of nonlinear and resonant optical effects with metal substrates or nanoparticles can be used to increase speed, spatial resolution, and signal amplification in Raman spectroscopy, making these techniques promising for the analysis and characterization of biological samples. This review provides the main provisions of the listed Raman techniques and the advantages and limitations present when applied to life sciences research. The recent advances in SERS and SERS-combined techniques are summarized, such as SERRS, SE-CARS, and SE-SRS for bioimaging and the biosensing of molecules, which form the basis for potential future applications of these techniques in biosensor technology. In addition, an overview is given of the main tools for success in the development of biosensors based on Raman spectroscopy techniques, which can be achieved by choosing one or a combination of the following approaches: (i) fabrication of a reproducible SERS substrate, (ii) synthesis of the SERS nanotag, and (iii) implementation of new platforms for on-site testing.
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- A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (K.V.S.); (A.N.B.); (D.V.S.); (A.V.Z.)
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Weihermann AC, de Carvalho CM, Schuck DC, Swinka BB, Stuart RM, Graf RM, Lorencini M, Brohem CA. Modulation of Photoaging-Induced Cutaneous Elastin: Evaluation of Gene and Protein Expression of Markers Related to Elastogenesis Under Different Photoexposure Conditions. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb) 2021; 11:2043-2056. [PMID: 34648146 PMCID: PMC8611133 DOI: 10.1007/s13555-021-00603-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Photoaging is the process by which ultraviolet rays gradually induce clinical and histological changes in the skin through the production and organization of biological molecules, such as elastin, which is critical to skin strength and elasticity. After exposure to radiation, elastin may undergo alternative mRNA splicing, resulting in modified proteins that contribute to the formation of aging characteristics, such as solar elastosis. The present work aimed to study two different forms of elastin under these conditions: normal elastin and elastin that had been altered in exon 26A. METHODS These different forms of elastin were characterized for gene expression by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and for protein expression by immunohistochemistry of ex vivo skins (from photoexposed and non-photoexposed areas) and in vitro reconstituted skin. In addition, up- and downstream molecules in the elastin signaling cascade were evaluated. RESULTS As a result, a significant increase in the gene expression of elastin 26A was observed in both ex vivo photoexposed skin tissues and the in vitro photoexposed reconstituted skins. Additionally, significant increases in the gene expression levels of matrix metalloproteinase-12 (MMP12) and lysyl oxidase (LOX) were observed in the ex vivo skin model. The evaluation of protein expression levels of some photoaging markers on the reconstituted skin revealed increased tropoelastin and fibrillin-1 expression after photoexposure. CONCLUSION This work contributes to a better understanding of the biological mechanisms involved in photoaging, making it possible to obtain new strategies for the development of dermocosmetic active ingredients to prevent and treat skin aging.
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- Ana Cristina Weihermann
- Department of Research and Innovation, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Grupo Boticário, Rua Alfredo Pinto, 1500, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, 83065-150, Brazil. .,Master's Program in Industrial Biotechnology, Universidade Positivo (Universidade Positivo-UP), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Master's Program in Industrial Biotechnology, Universidade Positivo (Universidade Positivo-UP), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Research and Innovation, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Grupo Boticário, Rua Alfredo Pinto, 1500, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, 83065-150, Brazil
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- Department of Research and Innovation, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Grupo Boticário, Rua Alfredo Pinto, 1500, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, 83065-150, Brazil
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- Department of Research and Innovation, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Grupo Boticário, Rua Alfredo Pinto, 1500, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, 83065-150, Brazil
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Federal University of Paraná (Universidade Federal do Paraná-UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Research and Innovation, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Grupo Boticário, Rua Alfredo Pinto, 1500, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, 83065-150, Brazil
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- Department of Research and Innovation, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Grupo Boticário, Rua Alfredo Pinto, 1500, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, 83065-150, Brazil
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