Skin aging is a complex process influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Together, these
factors affect the structure and function of the epidermis and dermis. Histologically, aging …

The skin is the largest organ of the human body and it protects the body from the external
environment. It has become the topic of interest of researchers from various scientific fields …

One of the fundamental issues in the microbiome research is characterization of the healthy
human microbiota. Recent studies have elucidated substantial divergences in the …

Antimicrobial lipids such as fatty acids and monoglycerides are promising antibacterial
agents that destabilize bacterial cell membranes, causing a wide range of direct and indirect …

Although intestinal microbiome have been established as an important biomarker and
regulator of cancer development and therapeutic response, less is known about the role of …

Background Commensal bacteria are a major factor in human health and disease
pathogenesis. Interest has recently expanded beyond the gastrointestinal microbiome to …

The ecological community of microorganisms in/on humans, termed the microbiome, is vital
for sustaining homeostasis. While culture-independent techniques have revealed the role of …

Amphibian skin is a mucosal surface in direct and continuous contact with a microbially
diverse and laden aquatic and/or terrestrial environment. As such, frog skin is an important …

Long considered both physiologic and inevitable, skin aging is a degenerative phenomenon
whereby both intrinsic and environmental factors conspire to produce an authentic disease …

The concept of pathogenesis has evolved considerably over recent years, and the scenario
“a microbe+ virulence factors= disease” is probably far from reality in a number of cases …