2020
Cutaneous Photoprotection: A Review of the Current Status and Evolving Strategies.
Suozzi K, Turban J, Girardi M. Cutaneous Photoprotection: A Review of the Current Status and Evolving Strategies. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2020, 93: 55-67. PMID: 32226337, PMCID: PMC7087054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous squamous cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaRisk factorsMajor environmental risk factorSquamous cell carcinomaAdditional risk factorsEnvironmental risk factorsDevelopment of melanomaUltraviolet radiation exposureLifestyle modificationTopical therapyImmune statusCutaneous carcinogenesisImmune factorsCell malignant transformationDrug Administration regulationsInsufficient evidenceMultifactorial mechanismsSkin cancerMalignant transformationFavorable aestheticsTumor developmentClonal expansionRadiation exposure
2014
Mechanisms of Chemical Cooperative Carcinogenesis by Epidermal Langerhans Cells
Lewis JM, Bürgler CD, Fraser JA, Liao H, Golubets K, Kucher CL, Zhao PY, Filler RB, Tigelaar RE, Girardi M. Mechanisms of Chemical Cooperative Carcinogenesis by Epidermal Langerhans Cells. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2014, 135: 1405-1414. PMID: 25233073, PMCID: PMC4364923, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2014.411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaLC-deficient miceLangerhans cellsPresence of LCCutaneous squamous cell carcinomaEpidermal Langerhans cellsMyeloid-derived cellsEnzyme CYP1B1Infundibular keratinocytesDendritic cellsCell carcinomaInvasive malignancyCutaneous carcinogenesisCarcinogenesis roleTobacco smokeLC precursorsMalignant transformationTumor progressionMetastatic potentialTumor susceptibilityMiceChemical carcinogenesisCarcinogenesisNeoplastic transformationLC expression
2010
The contribution of Langerhans cells to cutaneous malignancy
Lewis J, Filler R, Smith DA, Golubets K, Girardi M. The contribution of Langerhans cells to cutaneous malignancy. Trends In Immunology 2010, 31: 460-466. PMID: 21071271, PMCID: PMC3753793, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2010.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLangerhans cellsDendritic cellsRole of LCsIntraepidermal dendritic cellsAntigen-presenting cellsDC populationsCutaneous malignanciesImmunological organT cellsAdaptive immunitySkin cancerMalignant transformationEnvironmental exposuresUnique populationPotential roleCancerEpithelial tissuesCellsRecent studiesSkinMigratory changesMalignancyPathogenesisPopulationImmunity