2012
Local Delivery of Gene-Modifying Triplex-Forming Molecules to the Epidermis
Rogers FA, Hu RH, Milstone LM. Local Delivery of Gene-Modifying Triplex-Forming Molecules to the Epidermis. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2012, 133: 685-691. PMID: 23014335, PMCID: PMC3532560, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntradermal deliveryHairless miceTransgenic miceBasal keratinocytesMethod of deliveryNuclei of keratinocytesIntraperitoneal administrationSitu gene correctionBack skinLocal deliveryMiceDisease-causing genesEpidermal keratinocytesKeratinocytesLocal administrationAdministrationDeliverySkinEpidermisDays
2011
Visualization of plasmid delivery to keratinocytes in mouse and human epidermis
González-González E, Kim YC, Speaker TJ, Hickerson RP, Spitler R, Birchall JC, Lara MF, Hu RH, Liang Y, Kirkiles-Smith N, Prausnitz MR, Milstone LM, Contag CH, Kaspar RL. Visualization of plasmid delivery to keratinocytes in mouse and human epidermis. Scientific Reports 2011, 1: 158. PMID: 22355673, PMCID: PMC3240989, DOI: 10.1038/srep00158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdeal target organHuman skin xenograftsAccessibility of skinSkin delivery technologiesNon-invasive intravital imagingIntradermal injectionSkin xenograftsClinical utilityTarget organsPatient-friendly deliveryMouse skinBioluminescence imagingSkin model systemIntravital imagingNoninvasive assayTransfection of cellsIntravital fluorescenceHuman epidermisIndividual keratinocytesKeratinocytesSkinNucleic acid-based therapeuticsMiceReporter plasmidDelivery technologies
2006
Stratum-Specific Expression of Human Transferrin Receptor Increases Iron in Mouse Epidermis
Milstone LM, Adams BD, Zhou J, Sanchez V, Shofner J. Stratum-Specific Expression of Human Transferrin Receptor Increases Iron in Mouse Epidermis. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2006, 126: 648-652. PMID: 16424878, PMCID: PMC2243218, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransgenic miceStratum-specific expressionTransferrin receptorKeratin 14 promoterTransferrin receptor expressionBody iron lossesReceptor expressionHistological changesSite-dependent differencesLittermate controlsNormal epidermisReceptorsMiceMouse epidermisEpidermal desquamationFerritin expressionHuman transferrin receptorInvolucrin promoterKeratinocytesTransgenic animalsEpidermisAgeExtra ironExpressionAnimals
2005
Iron in Skin of Mice with Three Etiologies of Systemic Iron Overload
Adams BD, Lazova R, Andrews NC, Milstone LM. Iron in Skin of Mice with Three Etiologies of Systemic Iron Overload. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2005, 125: 1200-1205. PMID: 16354190, PMCID: PMC2243217, DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202x.2005.23949.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic iron overloadHigh-iron dietSkin ironIron overloadIron dietIron levelsSkin of miceTissue iron levelsCutaneous manifestationsSkin of individualsSkin toxicityHistological abnormalitiesHistological changesMouse modelParenteral injectionParenteral administrationHereditary hemochromatosisTissue toxicityHuman hemochromatosisMiceSkin histologyHemochromatosis geneHemochromatosisHigh dietDermis
1994
Overexpression of parathyroid hormone-related protein in the skin of transgenic mice interferes with hair follicle development.
Wysolmerski JJ, Broadus AE, Zhou J, Fuchs E, Milstone LM, Philbrick WM. Overexpression of parathyroid hormone-related protein in the skin of transgenic mice interferes with hair follicle development. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 1133-1137. PMID: 7508121, PMCID: PMC521468, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.3.1133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicle developmentTransgenic miceHair follicle developmentHuman keratin 14 promoterParathyroid hormone-related proteinNormal hair follicle developmentOverexpression of PTHrPHormone-related proteinHormone-related peptideKeratin 14 promoterHumoral hypercalcemiaPTHrP geneNormal tissuesMicePTHrPSkinOverexpressionCellular differentiationEarly stagesHypercalcemiaMalignancySyndromePeptidesFollicles