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Overview

Gary J. Fisher is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant work in several related subfields including Dermatology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Gender Studies, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's main research topics revolve around Skin Protection and Aging, Dermatologic Treatments and Research, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Skin and Cellular Biology Research, Collagen: Extraction and Characterization, melanin and skin pigmentation, and Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research.

Gary J. Fisher has published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Age and Ageing
  • Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling
  • Matrix Biology Plus
  • PLoS ONE

Their recent papers include:

  • "Alterations in extracellular matrix composition during aging and photoaging of the skin," 2020, Matrix Biology Plus
  • "Skin aging from the perspective of dermal fibroblasts: the interplay between the adaptation to the extracellular matrix microenvironment and cell autonomous processes," 2023, Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling
  • "CD26 Identifies a Subpopulation of Fibroblasts that Produce the Majority of Collagen during Wound Healing in Human Skin," 2020, Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • "Age-related changes in dermal collagen physical properties in human skin," 2023, PLoS ONE
  • "Rejuvenation of Aged Human Skin by Injection of Cross-linked Hyaluronic Acid," 2020, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Coauthorship patterns indicate frequent collaboration with:

  • Taihao Quan
  • John J. Voorhees
  • Yilei Cui
  • Tianyuan He
  • Yaping Xiang

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of photoaging and chronological skin aging

    Gary J. Fisher;Sewon Kang;James Varani;Zsuzsanna Bata-Csorgo

  • Pathophysiology of Premature Skin Aging Induced by Ultraviolet Light

    Gary J. Fisher;Zeng Quan Wang;Subhash C. Datta;James Varani

  • Molecular basis of sun-induced premature skin ageing and retinoid antagonism

    Gary J. Fisher;Subhash C. Datta;Harvinder S. Talwar;Zeng Quan Wang

  • Decreased collagen production in chronologically aged skin: roles of age-dependent alteration in fibroblast function and defective mechanical stimulation.

    James Varani;Michael K. Dame;Laure Rittie;Suzanne E.G. Fligiel

  • Vitamin A antagonizes decreased cell growth and elevated collagen-degrading matrix metalloproteinases and stimulates collagen accumulation in naturally aged human skin.

    James Varani;Roscoe L. Warner;Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani;Sem H. Phan

  • Matrix-degrading metalloproteinases in photoaging.

    Taihao Quan;Zhaoping Qin;Wei Xia;Yuan Shao

  • Overexpression of transforming growth factor α in psoriatic epidermis

    James T. Elder;Gary J. Fisher;Patricia B. Lindquist;Gregory L. Bennett

  • In vivo stimulation of de novo collagen production caused by cross-linked hyaluronic acid dermal filler injections in photodamaged human skin

    Frank Wang;Luis A. Garza;Luis A. Garza;Sewon Kang;James Varani

  • Looking older: Fibroblast collapse and therapeutic implications

    Gary J. Fisher;James Varani;John J. Voorhees

  • Molecular mechanisms of retinoid actions in skin.

    Gary J. Fisher;John J. Voorhees

  • Erratum: Ultraviolet irradiation of human skin causes functional vitamin A deficiency, preventable by all-trans retinoic acid pre-treatment (Nature Medicine (1999) 5 (418-422))

    Z. Wang;M. Boudjelal;S. Kang;J. J. Voorhees

  • Retinoic acid inhibits induction of c-Jun protein by ultraviolet radiation that occurs subsequent to activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways in human skin in vivo.

    Gary J. Fisher;Harvinder S. Talwar;Jiayuh Lin;Pinpin Lin

  • Natural and Sun-Induced Aging of Human Skin

    Laure Rittié;Gary J. Fisher

  • Reduced Type I and Type III Procollagens in Photodamaged Adult Human Skin

    Harvinder S. Talwar;Christopher E.M. Griffiths;Gary J. Fisher;Ted A. Hamilton

  • Collagen fragmentation promotes oxidative stress and elevates matrix metalloproteinase-1 in fibroblasts in aged human skin.

    Gary J. Fisher;Taihao Quan;Trupta Purohit;Yuan Shao

  • Solar Ultraviolet Irradiation Reduces Collagen in Photoaged Human Skin by Blocking Transforming Growth Factor-β Type II Receptor/Smad Signaling

    Taihao Quan;Tianyuan He;Sewon Kang;John J. Voorhees

  • Application of Retinol to Human Skin In Vivo Induces Epidermal Hyperplasia and Cellular Retinoid Binding Proteins Characteristic of Retinoic Acid but Without Measurable Retinoic Acid Levels or Irritation

    Sewon Kang;Elizabeth A. Duell;Gary J. Fisher;Subhash C. Datta

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase‐1 is the Major Collagenolytic Enzyme Responsible for Collagen Damage in UV‐irradiated Human Skin¶

    Meghan Brennan;Humaa Bhatti;Kamalakar C. Nerusu;Narasimharao Bhagavathula

  • Inhibition of Type I Procollagen Synthesis by Damaged Collagen in Photoaged Skin and by Collagenase-Degraded Collagen in Vitro

    James Varani;Dara Spearman;Patricia Perone;Suzanne E.G. Fligiel

  • c-Jun–dependent inhibition of cutaneous procollagen transcription following ultraviolet irradiation is reversed by all-trans retinoic acid

    Gary J. Fisher;Subhash Datta;Zeng Quan Wang;Xiao Yan Li

Frequent Co-Authors

John J. Voorhees
John J. Voorhees University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James T. Elder
James T. Elder University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James Varani
James Varani University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kevin D. Cooper
Kevin D. Cooper Case Western Reserve University
Ole Baadsgaard
Ole Baadsgaard Genmab (United States)
Christopher E.M. Griffiths
Christopher E.M. Griffiths University of Manchester
Timothy M. Johnson
Timothy M. Johnson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Brian J. Nickoloff
Brian J. Nickoloff Loyola University Chicago
Charles N. Ellis
Charles N. Ellis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Aditya K. Gupta
Aditya K. Gupta University of Toronto

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