Eccrine sweat contains IL-1α, IL-1β and IL-31 and activates epidermal keratinocytes as a danger signal.

by Xiuju Dai, Hidenori Okazaki, Yasushi Hanakawa, Masamoto Murakami, Mikiko Tohyama, Yuji Shirakata, Koji Sayama
Published 2013-01-01

Vesicular LL-37 contributes to inflammation of the lesional skin of palmoplantar pustulosis.

by Masamoto Murakami, Takaaki Kaneko, Teruaki Nakatsuji, Kenji Kameda, Hidenori Okazaki, Xiuju Dai, Yasushi Hanakawa, Mikiko Tohyama, Akemi Ishida-Yamamoto, Koji Sayama
Published 2014-01-01

Inflammatory mediator TAK1 regulates hair follicle morphogenesis and anagen induction shown by using keratinocyte-specific TAK1-deficient mice.

by Koji Sayama, Kentaro Kajiya, Koji Sugawara, Shintaro Sato, Satoshi Hirakawa, Yuji Shirakata, Yasushi Hanakawa, Xiuju Dai, Yumiko Ishimatsu-Tsuji, Daniel Metzger, Pierre Chambon, Shizuo Akira, Ralf Paus, Jiro Kishimoto, Koji Hashimoto
Published 2010-01-01