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  • Title: VEGFR-2 Is in a State of Activation in Hair Follicles, Sebaceous Glands, Eccrine Sweat Glands, and Epidermis from Human Scalp: An In Situ Immunohistochemistry Study of Phosphorylated VEGFR-2.
    Author: Wu XJ, Jing J, Lu ZF, Zheng M.
    Journal: Med Sci Monit Basic Res; 2019 Mar 28; 25():107-112. PubMed ID: 30918240.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND Recent research reports that VEGFR-2 is expressed in the whole hair follicle, sebaceous glands, eccrine sweat glands, and epidermis. However, phosphorylated VEGFR-2 was not found, and it could not be ascertained whether the activated form of VEGFR-2 actually participates in the biological control of epidermal appendages. In this study we aimed to determine whether the VEGFR-2 pathway is directly involved in the daily regulation of epidermal appendages biology. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, we investigated the expression of phosphorylation of VEGFR-2 by immunohistochemical analysis in the epidermis and epidermal appendages in normal human scalp skin. RESULTS Immunohistochemical analysis revealed phosphorylation of VEGFR-2 in a whole hair follicle, mainly in the infundibulum basal layer, hair cortex, and medulla in the isthmus, and matrix in the hair bulb. Phosphorylated VEGFR-2 also was found in the sebaceous glands, eccrine sweat glands, and epidermis. CONCLUSIONS Therefore, we suggest that VEGFR-2 activation is involved in routine regulation of human epidermal appendages.
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