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Heat (shock) and the skin.
Journal article

Heat (shock) and the skin.

  • Polla BS Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • 1990-01-01
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  • Dermatologica. - 1990
Heat-Shock Proteins
Hot Temperature
Humans
Hyperthermia, Induced
Shock
Skin Diseases
Skin Physiological Phenomena
Ultraviolet Rays
English Whereas hyperthermia has long been used in dermatology for the therapy of diseases as diverse as syphilis, gonorrhea, psoriasis or melanoma, the understanding of the biological effects of heat shock on the skin attracts new interests to an old field. The proteins induced by heat (stress, or heat shock proteins) appear to play a general role in protection from cellular injury and eventually in the natural defences from solar radiation. On the other hand, these ubiquitous proteins may also be involved in the immunopathology of diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus or leprosy.
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