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Synthesis of Keratin-based Nanofiber for Biomedical Engineering
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2016
Electrospun nanofibers have a high surface area to weight ratio, excellent mechanical integrity, and support cell growth and proliferation. These nanofibers have a wide range of biomedical applications. Here we fabricate keratin/ PCL nanofibers, using the electrospinning technique, and characterize the fibers for possible applications in tissue engineering.
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Preparation of Keratin Hydrolysate from Chicken Feathers and Its Application in Cosmetics
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2017
The goal of the protocol is to prepare keratin hydrolysate from chicken feathers by alkaline-enzymatic hydrolysis and to test whether adding keratin hydrolysate into a cosmetics ointment base improves skin barrier function (heightening hydration and diminishing transepidermal water loss). Tests are conducted on men and woman volunteers.
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Processing of Human Reduction Mammoplasty and Mastectomy Tissues for Cell Culture
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2013
A method to process human mammary surgical discard material is described. Processed tissue, in the form of organoids, can be stored frozen indefinitely or placed in culture for long-term growth. This method enables experimental examination of normal human epithelial cell biology, and the effects of exogenous perturbations.
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Cell Population Analyses During Skin Carcinogenesis
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2013
Carcinogenesis is a process involving interactions between cancer cells and the cancer microenvironment. To dissect the molecular events, one needs to isolate different cell populations at different stages during cancer development. Using a mouse model for basal cell carcinoma, we describe a protocol for cell analyses during carcinogenesis.
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Tractable In Vivo Reprogramming of Tumor Cells to Type 1 Conventional Dendritic Cell-like Cells
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2025
This protocol describes the in vivo reprogramming of mouse cancer cells into type 1 dendritic-like cells within the tumor microenvironment through enforced expression of the transcription factors PU.1, IRF8, and BATF3.
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During terminal differentiation, epidermal cells progressively synthesize keratin, reorganize their internal structure, and then lose their nuclei and organelles. Their remaining material becomes tightly packed with lipids, producing a durable cellular arrangement rather than a metabolically active one. This sequence transforms living epithelial cells into a tough surface that can persist while providing protection.
These changes create a compact barrier with fewer internal components that could interrupt its structure. Lipid packing helps limit water loss, while the loss of nuclei and organelles accompanies the cells’ transition into a durable protective layer. Together, the alterations support the tissue’s ability to resist environmental challenges and maintain an effective surface.
Desquamation removes keratinized cells from the tissue surface after they have completed their protective role. This shedding is part of the normal progression of epidermal cell turnover and prevents the outer layer from simply accumulating indefinitely. Studying desquamation therefore helps explain how protective surfaces are maintained while older cells are continuously replaced.
Their tightly organized structure helps tissues limit water loss, block pathogens, and withstand mechanical stress. These outcomes arise from the combined effects of keratin accumulation, internal reorganization, organelle loss, and lipid packing. Keratinized cells therefore contribute to protection in several ways at once, rather than serving only as a physical covering.
Wound-healing studies can use keratinized cells to examine how epithelial tissues restore a protective surface after damage. Their formation and shedding also provide a biological context for investigating skin disorders, especially when normal differentiation or barrier maintenance may be altered. These cells connect cellular changes with the recovery and function of epithelial tissue.
In toxicology, keratinized cells are relevant because they form protective epithelial surfaces that separate tissues from environmental exposure. In broader epithelial research, their differentiation, structural reorganization, and eventual shedding offer measurable biological events for examining tissue function. Together, these contexts make them useful for linking cellular organization with barrier performance and tissue protection.