From frog integument to human skin: dermatological perspectives from frog skin biology

Haslam, Iain S., Roubos, Eric W., Mangoni, Maria Luisa, Yoshizato, Katsutoshi, Vaudry, Hubert, Kloepper, Jennifer E., Pattwell, David M., Maderson, Paul F.A. and Paus, Ralf (2014) From frog integument to human skin: dermatological perspectives from frog skin biology. Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 89 (3). pp. 618-655. ISSN 1469-185X

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Abstract

For over a century, frogs have been studied across various scientific fields, including physiology, embryology, neuroscience, (neuro)endocrinology, ecology, genetics, behavioural science, evolution, drug development, and conservation biology. In some cases, frog skin has proven very successful as a research model, for example aiding in the study of ion transport through tight epithelia, where it has served as a model for the vertebrate distal renal tubule and mammalian epithelia. However, it has rarely been considered in comparative studies involving human skin. Yet, despite certain notable adaptations that have enabled frogs to survive in both aquatic and terrestrial environments, frog skin has many features in common with human skin. Here we present a comprehensive overview of frog (and toad) skin ontogeny, anatomy, cytology, neuroendocrinology and immunology, with special attention to its unique adaptations as well as to its similarities with the mammalian integument, including human skin. We hope to provide a valuable reference point and a source of inspiration for both amphibian investigators and mammalian researchers studying the structural and functional properties of the largest organ of the vertebrate body.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QL Zoology R Medicine > RL Dermatology
Schools:	School of Applied Sciences
Depositing User:	Iain Haslam
Date Deposited:	11 Nov 2015 11:45
Last Modified:	11 Nov 2015 11:45
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/26418

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