Electron Microscopy in Dermatology - Basic and Clinical Research: Proceedings of the Joint Meeting for the Japanese Society for Ultrastructural Cutaneous Biology and the Society for Cutaneous Ultrastructure Researc(Vol 1045 International Congress S.)

In the last decade, there have been unprecedented advances in the understanding of the dermo-epidermal junction. This book contains contributions from almost 100 participants from 14 countries who are involved in this field. The emphasis of the book is placed on current developments in basic and clinical investigations of fine structure of the skin, and includes contributions on "The Dermo-epidermal Junction in Normal and Abnormal Skin" and "Usefulness of Electron Microscopy for Diagnosis in Dermatology". It will make a significant contribution to advances in the dermatological field, and will be of great interest to dermatologists, biochemists, cell biologists, and all those involved in this area.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Methodology and basic research: techniques to fill a gap between light and electron microscopies, P.K. Nakane et al; surface deposits of bFGF molecules on dermal fibroblasts, macrophages, vascular lining, and epidermal melanocytes of human skin demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy, S. Imayama et al; application of X-ray microanalysis in dermatology, H. Suzuki; three-dimensional microvascular architecture of the hair follicle by scanning electron microscopy, S. Sakita et al. Part 2 Dermo-epiderma junction and bullous diseases: pre-embedding immunogold electron microscopy in the characterization of structural macromolecules at the dermo-epidermal junction, J.A. McGrath et al; regulation of hemidesmosomes - the mechanisms for the assembly of the 230-kD and 180-kD bullous pephigoid antigens at dermal-epidermal junctions, Y. Kitajima et al; immuno-electron-microscopy in linear IgA bullous dermatosis of adults, C. Bedane et al; noncollagenous components in the dermoepidermal junction, Y. Horiguchi et al; deposition of type VII collagen and anchoring fibril formation at the dermal-epidermal junction, Y. Mitsuhashi and I. Hashimoto. Part 3 Keratinocytes, epidermal changes and epithelial tumors: ultrastructural localization of E-cadherin cell adhesion molecule of keratinocytes in vivo and in vitro, Y. Horiguchi et al; localization of desmoyokin in normal human skin, T. Masunaga et al; the state of differentiation of keratinocytes determines the level of ICAM-1 expression in skin inflammation in vivo - an in situ semiquantitative immuno-electron-microscopy study, G. Pasolini et al; ultrastructure of murine skin treated with vitamin D analogue KH 1060, T. Kobayashi et al. Part 4 Dermal changes and nonepithelial tumors: structural elements of connective tissue - from molecules to structures and functions, M. Aumailley and T. Krieg; ultrastructural studies of elastofibroma - elastinophilic fibres and degeneration of collagen fibres, K. Kayashima et al; is juvenile hyaline fibromatosis a disease of type VI collagenosis?, K.Kayashima et al; dermal changes in type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Y. Someda et al. Part 5 Langerhans' cells, dendritic cells, melanocytes and melanoma: epidermal langerhans cells and HIV[1] infection, D. Schmitt; two cases of self-healing histiocytosis-X diagnosed with electron microscopy - "Pure" cutaneous histiocytosis-X, H. Hino and S. Fukuda; features and differentiation of dendritic cells in cutaneous lupus erythematosus, N. Pimpinelli et al. index of authors. keyword index. (Part Contents).