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Acantholysis

Known as: Acantholyses, Acantholysis [Disease/Finding] 
Separation of the prickle cells of the stratum spinosum of the epidermis, resulting in atrophy of the prickle cell layer. It is seen in diseases such… 
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Review
1999
Review
1999
The Decade of Autoimmunity
1997
1997
Mechanisms of acantholysis in pemphigus foliaceus.
Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is a dermatosis characterized by subcorneal vesicles and pathogenic IgG autoantibodies against… 
1993
1993
Zosteriform transient acantholytic dermatosis.
1989
1989
Induction of acantholysis in organ explant culture by penicillamine and captopril.
Pemphigus is an autoimmune disease proved to be mediated by IgG autoantibodies. Skin lesions clinically and histologically… 
1988
1988
In vitro acantholysis by captopril and thiopronine.
The possible acantholytic property of captopril and thiopronine has been investigated using in vitro tissue cultures. Normal… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Concurrent features of cutaneous lupus erythematosus and pemphigus erythematosus following myasthenia gravis and thymoma.
Review
1987
Review
1987
Oral involvement in mucous membrane pemphigoid.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Dexamethasone inhibits plasminogen activator activity in experimental pemphigus in vivo but does not block acantholysis.
In vitro studies have suggested that autoantibody-stimulated increases in epidermal plasminogen activator (PA) may be an… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Brazilian pemphigus foliaceus.
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Dermatitis herpetiformis with acantholysis or pemphigus with response to sulfonamides: report of two cases.
Acantholysis or epidermal cellular separation is a general property of reaction of the epidermis. It may occur secondarily in… 
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