The epidermal barrier is thought to protect sensory nerves from overexposure to
environmental stimuli, and barrier impairment leads to pathological conditions associated …

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a multifactorial inflammatory skin disease resulting from interactions
between genetic susceptibility and environmental factors. The pathogenesis of AD is poorly …

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common inflammatory skin disease in the industrialized
world and has multiple causes. Over the past decade, data from both experimental models …

The tight junction proteins (TJPs) are major determinants of endothelial cells comprising
physiological vascular barriers such as the blood–brain barrier, but little is known about their …

The skin of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) has a unique predisposition for colonization
by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), which contributes to the inflammation and grim …

Bicellular tight junctions are multiprotein complexes that are required for maintenance of
barrier function and fence function in epithelial tissues. Wound healing in the oral cavity …

Please cite this paper as: Shi VY, Bao L, Chan LS. Inflammation‐driven dermal
lymphangiogenesis in atopic dermatitis is associated with CD11b+ macrophage recruitment …

Tight Junction (TJ) proteins have been shown to exert a barrier function within the skin.
Here, we study the fate of TJ proteins during the challenge of the skin by bacterial …

Murine contact hypersensitivity (CHS) is a dendritic cell (DC)-dependent T-cell-mediated
inflammation with CD8+ T cells as effectors and CD4+ T cells as regulators (Treg cells) that …

Intestinal epithelial barrier protects intestine from infection and injury, while chronic
inflammation is a trigger for tumorigenesis. As a member of tight junctions (TJs) family …