Skin redness is a sign of cutaneous inflammation which can lead to major skin disorders. When the skin is exposed to allergens, irritants, pathogens, or UV rays, cells produce a variety of inflammatory cytokines which bind to specific receptors on target cells. This binding stimulates the production of additional inflammatory signals, playing a key Read more…
We are pleased to welcome Samantha Glaucie in our laboratory. Samantha obtained her French scientific baccalaureate in 2020 at La Tourelle high school in Sarcelles, in France. Interested in biotechnology, she decided to continue her studies in biology and she is currently finishing a two-year technical degree in biological engineering in CY Read more…
The skin microbiota refers to the microorganisms living on the skin, on the surface of the epidermis, but also in the dermis and the hypodermis (Nakatsuji et al., 2013). On 1 cm2 of human skin, up to a billion microorganisms are residing, including bacteria, fungi, mites, and viruses. Bacteria, even Read more…
Oxidative stress is a pathological state characterized by a cellular submergence by Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) such as free radicals. ROS are naturally produced in small quantities by the cellular metabolism and used in physiological functions such as the cellular differentiation. Antioxidative molecules originate from alimentation or produced by an Read more…