The term “exposome” describes the totality of exposures to which an individual is subjected
from conception to death. It includes both external and internal factors as well as the human …

Conventional textbook wisdom portrays the skin as an organ that literally enwraps whatever
each of us stands for as a more or less functional, individual member of the mammalian …

The human papillomavirus type 18 (HPV18) long control region (LCR) harbors transcriptional
promoter and enhancer elements. Recombinant plasmids bearing all or part of the HPV18 …

… 29 Duranton A, Michelet JF, Bernard BA. Non-invasive and objective hair growth evaluation
… 65 Courchay G, Boyera N, Bernard BA, et al. Messenger RNA expression of steroidogenesis …

Background Although hair greying is a very common phenomenon characterized by loss of
pigment in the hair shaft, the events that cause and control natural hair whitening with age in …

Vitamin C (VitC) plays a critical role in the maintenance of a normal mature collagen network
in humans (anti‐scurvy properties) by preventing the auto‐inactivation of lysyl and prolyl …

Background Global concern about vitamin D deficiency has fuelled debates on photoprotection
and the importance of solar exposure to meet vitamin D requirements. Objectives To …

Background The degree of androgenetic alopecia is generally evaluated either by global
clinical scales or time-consuming methods like phototrichogram or histological studies. We …

Human keratinocytes were grown on a dermal equivalent (or lattice) at the liquid-air interface
in an attempt to reconstitute a functional epidermis in vitro. Although the multilayered …

Ageing is today a major societal concern that is intrinsically associated with the increase of
life expectancy. Outside the context of severe degenerative diseases that affect the elderly …