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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52022#.VH5qrmfHRK0 Author(s) Haw-Yueh Thong 1,2* , En Jen 3 , Chieh Jen 4 , Chieh-Chen Huang 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Dr. Kelly Tang’s Dermatology Clinic, Taipei, Taiwan . 2 Department of Dermatology, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan . 3 Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan . 4 Graduate Institute of Hakka Social and Cultural Studies National Central University, Chung-Li, Taoyuan, Taiwan . ABSTRACT Acne is a disease of the pilosebaceous unit affecting both teenagers and adults. The treatment of acne is sometimes frustrating due to the emergence of antibiotic ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51255#.VGAezWfHRK0 Author(s) Randall J. Ruch 1* , Paul D. Boucher 2 , Brian G. Gentry 2,3 , Donna S. Shewach 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, University of Toledo, Toledo, USA . 2 Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA . 3 Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Des Moines, USA . ABSTRACT Background: Gap junctions enable small molecules to diffuse between adjacent cells and have been associated with greater cytotoxicity of radiation and anti-cancer drugs. We investigated   whether this gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) affected the cyt...