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Biomolecules
November 2024
Laboratory of Electrophysiology of Epithelial Tissue and Skin, Department of Pathobiochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 9, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Pyrethroids are pesticides used in agriculture, the textile industry, wood processing, and human and animal medicine. Pyrethroids inhibit voltage-sensitive sodium channels (VSSCs) in insects and mammals. It results in the premature opening and/or delayed closing of the channels, causing a prolonged influx of Na ions into the cell.
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January 2025
Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00161, Italy.
Background: Angioedema is a condition marked by sudden, intense swelling of the subcutaneous and submucosal tissues, typically associated with hypersensitivity reactions, genetic mutations, or reactions to medications. It can also result from contact with allergens such as nickel, leading to dermatitis.
Case Presentation: A 12-year-old girl presented at our Pediatric Immunology and Allergology service with recurrent labial angioedema for over a year, linked to the consumption of legumes and tomatoes, and following the use of a metal flute.
Contact Dermatitis
January 2025
Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland.
Background: Henna is a powdered plant material traditionally used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes in Asia and the Mediterranean region. In North America and Europe, however, it is only used to colour the hair and decorate the body. This colouring process is due to the action of the secondary metabolite lawsone, which enables henna to produce orange to red shades of colour.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContact Dermatitis
January 2025
Occupational Dermatology Research and Education Centre, Skin Health Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Immunol Lett
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. Electronic address:
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