Tight Junction barriers in human hair follicles – role of claudin-1

Abstract Barrier function of hair follicles (HFs) is of great interest because they might be an entry port for allergens/pathogens, but could on the other hand be used for drug delivery or vaccination. Therefore we investigated tight junction (TJ) barrier function in human HFs. We show that there is...

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Main Authors: Michaela Zorn-Kruppa, Sabine Vidal-y-Sy, Pia Houdek, Ewa Wladykowski, Stephan Grzybowski, Robert Gruber, Christian Gorzelanny, Jason Harcup, Stefan W. Schneider, Amitabha Majumdar, Johanna M. Brandner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30341-9