Journal of Skin and Stem Cell

20/6/2016

Review Article

Liposomes in Cosmetics

Hamid Reza Ahmadi Ashtiani, Parisa Bishe, Naser-Aldin Lashgari, Mohammad Ali Nilforoushzadeh, Sona Zare

DOI: 10.5812/jssc.65815

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Evidence Acquisition: In pharmaceutics, we have a vast area for designing different dosage forms in order to deliver the active pharmaceutical ingredient to its site of action. However, in cosmetics, since skin is the first defensive barrier against external factors and prevents many substances from entering the underlying layers or systemic circulation, there are some limitations to deliver the active ingredient to the target site.

Conclusions: This article explains the constituents of liposomes, how they have been discovered and entered the cosmetic field, as well as their definition. Subsequently, it introduces different types of cosmetic liposomes that can be utilized in various cosmetic formulations depending on their specific properties and finally, the benefits of application of liposomes in cosmetics are taken into consideration. By using liposomes, we are able to overcome some restrictions such as low penetration, solubility, stability, duration of effect and high side effects or costs, and improve some other characteristics.

20/6/2016

Research Article

Evaluation of the Association Between ABO Blood Groups and Lichen Planus

Mohammad Shahidi-Dadras, Afsane Sadeghzade-Bazargan, Zahra Azizian, Parvaneh Hassani, Atefe Golfeshan

DOI: 10.5812/jssc.62692

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21/6/2016

Research Article

A Substrate for Stem Cell Culture and Differentiation

Neda Keyhanvar, Rana Amanpour, Mohammad Nouri

DOI: 10.5812/jssc.64047

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Skin is the largest organ in vertebrates that is of great importance and performs as a protective barrier against the external world. It serves various functions such as protecting against external insults, fluid homeostasis, self-healing, and sensory detection. Skin disorders impose major financial and social burden. Therefore, the regeneration potential of the skin is an important area of research in tissue engineering (TE). This potential is due to the stem cells; they play a vital role in the skin regeneration process, since one of the main characteristics of the stem cells is their ability to differentiate into the organ specific specialized cells. Numerous factors such as growth factors, topography, etc. are involved in stem cell differentiation. In the current study, primary human keratinocytes were isolated from the foreskin samples and cultured. Then, the substrate was developed using PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) silicon following keratinocyte fixation. This substrate can be used in further stem cell culture and differentiation studies.

20/9/2016

Research Article

The Relationship Between Acne and Other Hyperandrogenism Signs

Leila Khezrian, Ameneh Yazdanfar, Zahra Azizian, Parvaneh Hassani, Mahtab Feyzian

DOI: 10.5812/jssc.64187

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Methods: We conducted a case-control study at the department of dermatology of Farshchian hospital in Hamadan, Iran, on 110 cases who continuously had been diagnosed with acne. The control subjects were outpatients that did not have acne but came to the clinic for consultation on dermatologic diseases other than hyperandrogenism. The patients were asked about the presence or absence of acne, age, menstrual regularity, body weight, height, hirsutism, androgenetic alopecia, family members with acne history, and food habits.

30/6/2016

Case Report

A Novel Management Strategy of Dowling Degos Disease in Association with Hidradenitissupprative in an Iranian Middle Aged Woman

Mohammadreza Ghasemi, Abbas Zamanian, Elham Behrangi, Nasrin Shayanfar, Shiva Ghods, Sedighe Naiji, Zahra Azizian

DOI: 10.5812/jssc.62349

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Journal of Skin and Stem Cell

Published by: Kowsar

Journal of Skin and Stem Cell: Sep 2016, 3 (3), 5 articles.