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John J. Voorhees is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine and immunology and microbiology, with a focus on dermatology and related subfields.

The main areas of study in their work include:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these fields, Voorhees has concentrated research efforts on several specific subfields:

  • Dermatology
  • Immunology
  • Physiology
  • Cell Biology
  • Oncology

The scientist's work covers multiple topics, especially those relevant to skin diseases and immune responses. Key topics include:

  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Skin Protection and Aging
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Dermatologic Treatments and Research
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions

Voorhees has published articles in several academic venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Nature Communications
  • JCI Insight
  • Human Genetics and Genomics Advances
  • Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling

Recent significant publications include:

  • Single cell and spatial sequencing define processes by which keratinocytes and fibroblasts amplify inflammatory responses in psoriasis, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Contribution of plasma cells and B cells to hidradenitis suppurativa pathogenesis, 2020, JCI Insight
  • Transethnic analysis of psoriasis susceptibility in South Asians and Europeans enhances fine mapping in the MHC and genome wide, 2021, Human Genetics and Genomics Advances
  • 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

Throughout their career, Voorhees has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Lam C. Tsoi
  • Jóhann E. Guðjónsson
  • Gary J. Fisher
  • Allison C. Billi
  • Mrinal K. Sarkar

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

  • Genome-wide scan reveals association of psoriasis with IL-23 and NF-κB pathways

    Rajan P. Nair;Kristina Callis Duffin;Cynthia Helms;Jun Ding

  • Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunity

    Lam C. Tsoi;Sarah L. Spain;Sarah L. Spain;Jo Knight;Eva Ellinghaus;Eva Ellinghaus

  • 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

  • Induction of Pemphigus in Neonatal Mice by Passive Transfer of IgG from Patients with the Disease

    Grant J. Anhalt;Ramzy S. Labib;John J. Voorhees;Theodore F. Beals

  • 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

  • Sequence and Haplotype Analysis Supports HLA-C as the Psoriasis Susceptibility 1 Gene

    Rajan P. Nair;Philip E. Stuart;Ioana Nistor;Ravi Hiremagalore

  • Matrix-degrading metalloproteinases in photoaging.

    Taihao Quan;Zhaoping Qin;Wei Xia;Yuan Shao

  • Topical tretinoin improves photoaged skin. A double-blind vehicle-controlled study.

    Jonathan S. Weiss;Charles N. Ellis;John T. Headington;Theresa Tincoff

  • Cyclosporine improves psoriasis in a double-blind study.

    Charles N. Ellis;David C. Gorsulowsky;Ted A. Hamilton;Julie K. Billings

  • Increased concentrations of nonesterified arachidonic acid, 12L-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid, prostaglandin E2, and prostaglandin F2alpha in epidermis of psoriasis.

    Sven Hammarstrom;Mats Hamberg;Bengt Samuelsson;Elizabeth A. Duell

  • 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

  • Characterization of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and HLA-DR expression in normal inflamed skin: Modulation by recombinant gamma interferon and tumor necrosis factor

    Christopher E.M. Griffiths;John J. Voorhees;Brian J. Nickoloff

  • Restoration of collagen formation in photodamaged human skin by tretinoin (retinoic acid)

    Christopher Griffiths;Andrew N. Russman;Gopa Majmudar;Robert S. Singer

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary J. Fisher
Gary J. Fisher University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James T. Elder
James T. Elder University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Charles N. Ellis
Charles N. Ellis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christopher E.M. Griffiths
Christopher E.M. Griffiths University of Manchester
Rajan P. Nair
Rajan P. Nair University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kevin D. Cooper
Kevin D. Cooper Case Western Reserve University
Philip E. Stuart
Philip E. Stuart University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James Varani
James Varani University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Aditya K. Gupta
Aditya K. Gupta University of Toronto
Brian J. Nickoloff
Brian J. Nickoloff Loyola University Chicago

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