1. In vitro reproduction of clinical hallmarks of eczematous dermatitis in organotypic skin models

   • Karin Engelhart
   • Tarek El Hindi
   • Inka Pfitzner

   Original Paper 15 October 2005 Pages: 1 - 9

   

2. Contractile forces generated by striae distensae fibroblasts embedded in collagen lattices

   • Céline Viennet
   • Jacqueline Bride
   • Philippe Humbert

   Original Paper 15 October 2005 Pages: 10 - 17

   

3. An accumulation of glucosylceramide in the stratum corneum due to attenuated activity of beta-glucocerebrosidase is associated with the early phase of UVB-induced alteration in cutaneous barrier function

   • Yutaka Takagi
   • Hidemi Nakagawa
   • Genji Imokawa

   Original Paper 15 October 2005 Pages: 18 - 25

   

4. Cytoplasmic and nuclear expression of survivin in melanocytic skin lesions

   • Claudia S. Vetter
   • Katrin Müller-Blech
   • Jürgen C. Becker

   Original Paper 15 October 2005 Pages: 26 - 30

   

5. Desmocollin 1 and desmoglein 1 expression in human epidermis and keratinizing oral mucosa: a comparative immunohistochemical and molecular study

   • Elena Donetti
   • Marzia Bedoni
   • Nicoletta Gagliano

   Original Paper 15 October 2005 Pages: 31 - 38

   

6. Narrowband–UVB irradiation decreases the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by stimulated T cells

   • Hekla Sigmundsdottir
   • Andrew Johnston
   • Helgi Valdimarsson

   Short Communication 15 October 2005 Pages: 39 - 42

   

7. Contact sensitizers downregulate the expression of the chemokine receptors CCR6 and CXCR4 in a skin dendritic cell line

   • MT Cruz
   • M Gonçalo
   • MC Lopes

   Short Communication 15 October 2005 Pages: 43 - 47

   

8. A. Bernard Ackerman: Histologic diagnosis of inflammatory skin diseases (3rd edn.)

   • Thomas Schwarz

   Book Review 15 October 2005 Pages: 48 - 48

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   Announcements 15 October 2005 Pages: 49 - 49