Psoriasis, however, is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation and surging skin cell turnover
662 For example, in the context of therapeutic modulation in traumatic brain injury (TBI), zinc has emerged as a target
Phillips DC, Dias HK, Kitas GD, Griffiths HR (2010) Aberrant reactive oxygen and nitrogen species generation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA): causes and consequences for immune function, cell survival, and therapeutic intervention
While the normal dermis is elastic, characterized by collagen fibers arranged in a basket-weave structure, the collagen fibers in scar tissue are densely packed in thick bundles parallel to the skin surface, causing the tissue to become hard and lose flexibility (Wynn 2008