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Ødum AWF, Geisler C. Vitamin D in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. Cells 2024; 13:503. [PMID: 38534347 DOI: 10.3390/cells13060503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is characterized by the proliferation of malignant T cells in inflamed skin lesions. Mycosis fungoides (MF)-the most common variant of CTCL-often presents with skin lesions around the abdomen and buttocks ("bathing suit" distribution), i.e., in skin areas devoid of sun-induced vitamin D. For decades, sunlight and vitamin D have been connected to CTCL. Thus, vitamin D induces apoptosis and inhibits the expression of cytokines in malignant T cells. Furthermore, CTCL patients often display vitamin D deficiency, whereas phototherapy induces vitamin D and has beneficial effects in CTCL, suggesting that light and vitamin D have beneficial/protective effects in CTCL. Inversely, vitamin D promotes T helper 2 (Th2) cell specific cytokine production, regulatory T cells, tolerogenic dendritic cells, as well as the expression of immune checkpoint molecules, all of which may have disease-promoting effects by stimulating malignant T-cell proliferation and inhibiting anticancer immunity. Studies on vitamin D treatment in CTCL patients showed conflicting results. Some studies found positive effects, others negative effects, while the largest study showed no apparent clinical effect. Taken together, vitamin D may have both pro- and anticancer effects in CTCL. The balance between the opposing effects of vitamin D in CTCL is likely influenced by treatment and may change during the disease course. Therefore, it remains to be discovered whether and how the effect of vitamin D can be tilted toward an anticancer response in CTCL.
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- August-Witte Feentved Ødum
- The LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Yeh CY, Su SH, Tan YF, Tsai TF, Liang PH, Kelel M, Weng HJ, Hsiao YP, Lu CH, Tsai CH, Lee CH, Clausen BE, Liu FT, Lee YL. PD-L1 Enhanced by cis-Urocanic Acid on Langerhans Cells Inhibits Vγ4 + γδT17 Cells in Psoriatic Skin Inflammation. J Invest Dermatol 2023:S0022-202X(23)00161-6. [PMID: 36868499 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2023.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Psoriasis is an IL-23/IL-17-mediated inflammatory autoimmune dermatosis and ultraviolet B (UVB) may contribute to immunosuppression and ameliorate associated symptoms. One of the pathophysiology underlying UVB therapy is through the production of cis-urocanic acid (cis-UCA) from keratinocytes. However, the detailed mechanism is yet to be fully understood. In the current study, we found filaggrin expression and serum cis-UCA levels were significantly lower in psoriasis patients than in healthy controls. We also noted that cis-UCA application inhibited psoriasiform inflammation through the reduction of Vγ4+ γδT17 cells in murine skin and draining lymph nodes. Meanwhile, CCR6 was down-regulated on γδT17 cells, which would suppress the inflammatory reaction at a distal skin site. We revealed that 5-HT2A receptor (HTR2A), the known cis-UCA receptor, was highly expressed on Langerhans cells (LCs) in the skin. cis-UCA also inhibited IL-23 expression and induced PD-L1 on LCs, leading to the attenuated proliferation and migration of γδT cells. Compared to the isotype control, α-PD-L1 treatment in vivo could reverse the anti-psoriatic effects of cis-UCA. PD-L1 expression on LCs was sustained through cis-UCA-induced MAPK/ERK pathway. These findings uncover the cis-UCA-induced PD-L1-mediated immunosuppression on LCs, which facilitates the resolution of inflammatory dermatoses.
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- Chen-Yun Yeh
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan; Taiwan International Graduate Program in Molecular Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Chung Shan Medical University and Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz 55131, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Sabockytė A, McAllister S, Coates CJ, Lim J. Effect of acute ultraviolet radiation on Galleria mellonella health and immunity. J Invertebr Pathol 2023; 198:107899. [PMID: 36806465 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2023.107899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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For humans, acute and chronic overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation can cause tissue damage in the form of sunburn and promote cancer(s). The immune-modulating properties of UV radiation and health-related consequences are not well known. Herein, we used the larvae of the wax moth Galleria mellonella, to determine UV-driven changes in cellular components of innate immunity. From immune cell (haemocyte) reactivity and the production of antimicrobial factors, these insects share many functional similarities with mammalian cellular innate immunity. After exposing insects to UVA or UVB for up to two hours, we monitored larval viability, susceptibility to infection, haemolymph (blood) physiology and faecal discharge. Prolonged exposure of larvae to UVB coincided with decreased survival, enhanced susceptibility to bacterial challenge, melanin synthesis in the haemolymph, compromised haemocyte functionality and changes in faecal (bacterial) content. We contend G. mellonella is a reliable in vivo model for assessing the impact of UV exposure at the whole organism and cellular levels.
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- Aušrinė Sabockytė
- Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK
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- Zoology, Ryan Institute, School of Natural Sciences, University of Galway, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK.
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Weather-Related Human Outdoor Behavior with Respect to Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure in a Changing Climate. ATMOSPHERE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/atmos13081183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Climate-related changes in human sun exposure behavior can be an important influence on future ultraviolet radiation (UVR) related disease risks. In particular, active leisure mobility and leisure activities are more dependent on weather conditions than routine activities. However, the direction and extent of the effects vary. For temperate and cold climates, the available studies provide indications that a possible increase in UVR exposure would primarily result from a reduction in clothing and only secondarily from changes in the time spent outdoors. Existing studies suggest a nonlinear, bell-shaped relationship with threshold value effects for the relationship between outdoor time and thermal conditions. If the local climate is already very warm and there are only minor seasonal differences, there is no statistically significant evidence of changes in behavior. If there is significant warm discomfort, there is a tendency to avoid being outdoors or in the sun. It is not justified to simply transfer and generalize results and conclusions to different climates and seasons and between different leisure activities and forms of active mobility. The geographical context must be considered also in terms of cultures and habits, adaptations, traffic and land use (urban, rural). In addition, changes in behavior can develop differently depending on individual characteristics of people such as heat affinity, leisure type, age and gender. Differentiated analyses are required that take into account and balance opposing effects.
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Schwarz T, Schwarz A. Controllers of cutaneous regulatory T cells: ultraviolet radiation and the skin microbiome. Biol Chem 2021; 402:1575-1581. [PMID: 34506693 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2021-0252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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For the maintenance of homeostasis termination of immune reactions is as equally important as their induction. In this scenario regulatory T cells (Treg) play an important role. Accordingly a variety of inflammatory diseases are caused by an impairment of Treg. Hence, it is important to identify triggers by which Treg can be induced and activated, respectively. For quite a long time it is known that ultraviolet radiation can induce Treg which inhibit cutaneous immune reactions including contact hypersensitivity. Since these Treg inhibit in an antigen-specific fashion they may harbor therapeutic potential. However similar Treg can be induced also by other triggers which include vitamin D and antimicrobial peptides. Recently it was discovered that the gut microbiome controls the development of Treg in the intestine. The same may apply for the skin. Short chain fatty acids, microbiota-derived bacterial fermentation products, appear to induce and to activate Treg in the skin. Topical application of short chain fatty acids was shown to inhibit contact hypersensitivity and to reduce inflammation in the murine imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like skin inflammation model. Together, these data indicate that induction and activation of Treg may be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat inflammatory diseases in the future.
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- Thomas Schwarz
- Department of Dermatology, University Clinics Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Strasse 3, D-24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Clinics Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Strasse 3, D-24105 Kiel, Germany
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Jones CL, Degasperi A, Grandi V, Amarante TD, Mitchell TJ, Nik-Zainal S, Whittaker SJ. Spectrum of mutational signatures in T-cell lymphoma reveals a key role for UV radiation in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Sci Rep 2021; 11:3962. [PMID: 33597573 PMCID: PMC7889847 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83352-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas develop following transformation of tissue resident T-cells. We performed a meta-analysis of whole exome sequencing data from 403 patients with eight subtypes of T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma to identify mutational signatures and associated recurrent gene mutations. Signature 1, indicative of age-related deamination, was prevalent across all T-cell lymphomas, reflecting the derivation of these malignancies from memory T-cells. Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma was specifically associated with signature 17, which was found to correlate with the IRF4 K59R mutation that is exclusive to Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma. Signature 7, implicating UV exposure was uniquely identified in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), contributing 52% of the mutational burden in mycosis fungoides and 23% in Sezary syndrome. Importantly this UV signature was observed in CD4 + T-cells isolated from the blood of Sezary syndrome patients suggesting extensive re-circulation of these T-cells through skin and blood. Analysis of non-Hodgkin's T-cell lymphoma cases submitted to the national 100,000 WGS project confirmed that signature 7 was only identified in CTCL strongly implicating UV radiation in the pathogenesis of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
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MESH Headings
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Databases, Genetic
- Humans
- Interferon Regulatory Factors
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/etiology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/metabolism
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/etiology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/genetics
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/pathology
- Mutation/genetics
- Sezary Syndrome/blood
- Skin Neoplasms/pathology
- Ultraviolet Rays/adverse effects
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Affiliation(s)
- Christine L Jones
- St. John's Institute of Dermatology, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK
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- MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Box 197, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0XZ, UK
- Academic Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Lv 6 Addenbrooke's Treatment Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Box 238, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- St. John's Institute of Dermatology, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK
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- MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Box 197, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0XZ, UK
- Academic Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Lv 6 Addenbrooke's Treatment Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Box 238, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- St. John's Institute of Dermatology, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK
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- MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Box 197, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0XZ, UK
- Academic Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Lv 6 Addenbrooke's Treatment Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Box 238, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- St. John's Institute of Dermatology, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
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Vieyra-Garcia PA, Wolf P. A deep dive into UV-based phototherapy: Mechanisms of action and emerging molecular targets in inflammation and cancer. Pharmacol Ther 2020; 222:107784. [PMID: 33316286 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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UV-based phototherapy (including psoralen plus UVA (PUVA), UVB and UVA1) has a long, successful history in the management of numerous cutaneous disorders. Photoresponsive diseases are etiologically diverse, but most involve disturbances in local (and occasionally systemic) inflammatory cells and/or abnormalities in keratinocytes that trigger inflammation. UV-based phototherapy works by regulating the inflammatory component and inducing apoptosis of pathogenic cells. This results in a fascinating and complex network of simultaneous events-immediate transcriptional changes in keratinocytes, immune cells, and pigment cells; the emergence of apoptotic bodies; and the trafficking of antigen-presenting cells in skin-that quickly transform the microenvironment of UV-exposed skin. Molecular elements in this system of UV recognition and response include chromophores, metabolic byproducts, innate immune receptors, neurotransmitters and mediators such as chemokines and cytokines, antimicrobial peptides, and platelet activating factor (PAF) and PAF-like molecules that simultaneously shape the immunomodulatory effects of UV and their interplay with the microbiota of the skin and beyond. Phototherapy's key effects-proapoptotic, immunomodulatory, antipruritic, antifibrotic, propigmentary, and pro-prebiotic-promote clinical improvement in various skin diseases such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis (AD), graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), vitiligo, scleroderma, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) as well as prevention of polymorphic light eruption (PLE). As understanding of phototherapy improves, new therapies (UV- and non-UV-based) are being developed that will modify regulatory T-cells (Treg), interact with (resident) memory T-cells and /or utilize agonists and antagonists as well as antibodies targeting soluble molecules such as cytokines and chemokines, transcription factors, and a variety of membrane-associated receptors.
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- Pablo A Vieyra-Garcia
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 8, Graz A-8036, Austria.
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 8, Graz A-8036, Austria.
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Hawk JLM. Safe, mild ultraviolet-B exposure: An essential human requirement for vitamin D and other vital bodily parameter adequacy: A review. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2020; 36:417-423. [PMID: 32623756 PMCID: PMC7754393 DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The enigma of skin sunburning, skin ageing and skin cancer and essential vitamin D production both resulting from solar ultraviolet‐B (280‐315 nm) (UVB) exposure has long puzzled photobiologists. Advice to patients by non‐photobiological clinicians is now often to sunbathe to acquire vitamin D adequacy. However, modern work shows only mild UVB exposure is needed to maintain satisfactory levels, which have been demonstrated as very similar in summer and winter from about 25° to 70° north. Even very careful high protection factor 15 sunscreen use does not prevent adequate production, although it is slightly reduced, such that obsessive use of very protective screens of 50 + might. Dark skin pigmentation too usually at most minimally impairs production. However, confinement indoors and widespread clothing cover can, but oral supplementation overcomes any such deficiency. Thus, vitamin D adequacy needs just mild regular UVB skin exposure well under sunburning levels, unlikely to cause significant skin damage. This suggests mild UVB exposure may also be needed for other bodily requirements, which is indeed so. Thus, it also prevents the development of contact dermatitis and polymorphic light eruption through suppressing adaptive immunity. It also prevents the occurrence of multiple skin infections resulting from this suppression through stimulating innate immunity and cutaneous bacterial defensin production. Finally, blood pressure is reduced through low‐dose UVB‐induced production of the vasodilator nitric oxide (though UVA, 315‐400 nm, is more efficient). Thus, mild UVB exposure is important for several aspects of internal health, whereas high‐dose exposure is extremely detrimental to cutaneous health.
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- J L M Hawk
- Emeritus Professor of Dermatological Photobiology, Photodermatology Unit, St John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London, London, UK
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Khattab FM, Omran FH. 308-nm excimer laser: a hopeful and optional therapy for pityriasis versicolor. J DERMATOL TREAT 2020; 32:795-799. [PMID: 31935146 DOI: 10.1080/09546634.2020.1713972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pityriasis Versicolor (PV) is known as a superficial fungal infection. It is suggested that resistant strains to azoles may be developed and hence, the treatment would be difficult. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of excimer laser (308 nm) as an alternative therapy for PV. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a prospective intra-patient left-to-right, randomized, placebo-controlled study conducted on 26 patients with bilateral lesions which are not responding to the PV standard treatment. Patients were randomly assigned to right or left-side therapy for a duration of 8 weeks with either excimer laser (308 nm three times weekly) or topical placebo. Clinical assessment and mycological evaluation were performed before the initiation of treatment and at the fourth and eighth week of therapy. RESULTS A decrease in the mean clinical score of cases was recorded from 7.1 at the baseline evaluation to 1.56 after 4 weeks and to 1.96 after 8 weeks of treatment. At week 4, there was a statistically significant reduction in the clinical scores compared with pretreatment scores and with the placebo group (p < .001). CONCLUSION 308-nm excimer laser can be considered as a hopeful and optional therapy for PV.
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- Fathia M Khattab
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Radaelli E, Santagostino SF, Sellers RS, Brayton CF. Immune Relevant and Immune Deficient Mice: Options and Opportunities in Translational Research. ILAR J 2019; 59:211-246. [PMID: 31197363 PMCID: PMC7114723 DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ily026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In 1989 ILAR published a list and description of immunodeficient rodents used in research. Since then, advances in understanding of molecular mechanisms; recognition of genetic, epigenetic microbial, and other influences on immunity; and capabilities in manipulating genomes and microbiomes have increased options and opportunities for selecting mice and designing studies to answer important mechanistic and therapeutic questions. Despite numerous scientific breakthroughs that have benefitted from research in mice, there is debate about the relevance and predictive or translational value of research in mice. Reproducibility of results obtained from mice and other research models also is a well-publicized concern. This review summarizes resources to inform the selection and use of immune relevant mouse strains and stocks, aiming to improve the utility, validity, and reproducibility of research in mice. Immune sufficient genetic variations, immune relevant spontaneous mutations, immunodeficient and autoimmune phenotypes, and selected induced conditions are emphasized.
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- Enrico Radaelli
- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Safety Assessment, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Influence of exposure dose, complex mixture, and ultraviolet radiation on skin absorption and bioactivation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ex vivo. Arch Toxicol 2019; 93:2165-2184. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-019-02504-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Abdel Hay R, Samir N, Safwat M, Rashed L, Soliman M. Tissue lipocalin-2 in psoriasis: is it a marker of metabolic disturbance or a possible marker of therapeutic efficacy after narrow band ultraviolet B? J DERMATOL TREAT 2019; 31:519-523. [PMID: 30995143 DOI: 10.1080/09546634.2019.1605141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Background: Lipocalin-2 (LCN2) is an adipokine related to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in addition to its role in innate immunity and apoptosis.Objective: To estimate LCN2 tissue levels (lesional and non-lesional) in psoriasis. To assess the metabolic status of patients and to detect any possible associations between LCN2 and MetS. To evaluate the effect of narrow-band ultraviolet B (NBUVB) on tissue LCN2 in psoriasis.Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 25 psoriatic patients and 25 healthy controls. Dyslipidemia and MetS have been evaluated. Tissue LCN2 was estimated using ELISA technique before and after treatment with NBUVB.Results: Tissue LCN2 was significantly higher in psoriasis, with no significant difference as regards dyslipidemia or metabolic disturbance in these patients. Both lesional and non-lesional LCN2 and PASI score dropped significantly after NBUVB. No significant correlations have been detected between tissue LCN2 and disease extent or PASI score. Significant positive correlations were detected regarding tissue LCN2 levels between lesional and non-lesional samples before and after treatment.Conclusions: Psoriatic patients were at higher risk of metabolic disorders. LCN2 was not related to metabolic disturbances in our patients. NBUVB might exert its therapeutic effect in psoriasis through reduction of tissue LCN2.
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- Rania Abdel Hay
- Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Patra V, Wagner K, Arulampalam V, Wolf P. Skin Microbiome Modulates the Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on Cellular Response and Immune Function. iScience 2019; 15:211-222. [PMID: 31079025 PMCID: PMC6515114 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The skin is colonized by a diverse microbiome intricately involved in various molecular and cellular processes within the skin and beyond. UV radiation is known to induce profound changes in the skin and modulate the immune response. However, the role of the microbiome in UV-induced immune suppression has been overlooked. By employing the standard model of contact hypersensitivity (using germ-free mice) we found diminished UV-induced systemic immune suppression in the presence of microbiome. Upon UV exposure, we found enhanced epidermal hyperplasia and neutrophilic infiltration in the presence and enhanced numbers of mast cells and monocyte or macrophages in the absence of microbiome. Transcriptome analysis revealed a predominant expression of cytokine genes related to pro-inflammatory milieu in the presence versus immunosuppressive milieu (with increased interleukin-10) in the absence of microbiome. Collectively, microbiome abrogates the immunosuppressive response to UV by modulating gene expression and cellular microenvironment of the skin. Epidermal and immune response to UV is dependent on skin microbiome Increased neutrophilic infiltration and expression of IL-1β in SPF mice after UV-R Elevated macrophage infiltration and expression of IL-10 in GF mice after UV-R Skin microbiome diminishes UV-induced immune suppression to contact allergen DNFB
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- VijayKumar Patra
- Center for Medical Research, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Research Unit for Photodermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Core Facility for Germfree Research (CFGR), Department of Comparative Medicine and Department of Microbiology, Tumor, and Cell Biology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Medical Research, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Core Facility for Germfree Research (CFGR), Department of Comparative Medicine and Department of Microbiology, Tumor, and Cell Biology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Research Unit for Photodermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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Otsuka M, Egawa G, Kabashima K. Uncovering the Mysteries of Langerhans Cells, Inflammatory Dendritic Epidermal Cells, and Monocyte-Derived Langerhans Cell-Like Cells in the Epidermis. Front Immunol 2018; 9:1768. [PMID: 30105033 PMCID: PMC6077183 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The identity of Langerhans cells (LCs) has been called into question of late due to the increasing evidence that LCs originate from macrophage lineage instead of dendritic cell (DC) lineage as previously thought. For many years, LCs have been assumed to be DCs due to its migratory capabilities. However, recent studies have demonstrated that LCs are from macrophage lineage of the adult fetal liver (FL) progenitor. Bona fide LCs are now considered tissue-resident macrophages as they originate from the FL as shown by fate mapping models. In recent years, studies have shown that there are three types of antigen-presenting cells present in the epidermis, such as LCs, monocyte-derived LC-like cells, and inflammatory dendritic epidermal cells (IDECs). Of these, LC-like cells have been characterized in both human and mouse studies, while IDECs have only been described in human studies. This has shed a new light on the area of epidermal macrophages, suggesting that there might be a misidentification and misclassification of LCs. IDECs and LC-like cells have been shown to be present in both steady state and inflammatory state, but they are present in more significant amounts under inflammatory conditions such as atopic dermatitis, ultra violet injury, and psoriasis. In this review, we discuss what is already known and discuss the possible roles of LCs, LC-like cells, and IDECs during inflammation. Most intriguingly, we discuss the possibility of LCs having a dual identity as both a macrophage and a DC. This is shown as LCs are the only tissue-resident macrophage to have shown migratory property-like DCs.
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- Masayuki Otsuka
- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Singapore, Singapore.,Institute of Medical Biology (IMB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Biopolis, Singapore, Singapore
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Cela EM, Gonzalez CD, Friedrich A, Ledo C, Paz ML, Leoni J, Gómez MI, González Maglio DH. Daily very low UV dose exposure enhances adaptive immunity, compared with a single high-dose exposure. Consequences for the control of a skin infection. Immunology 2018; 154:510-521. [PMID: 29377107 PMCID: PMC6002207 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 12/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Ultraviolet radiation (UVr) promotes several well-known molecular changes, which may ultimately impact on health. Some of these effects are detrimental, like inflammation, carcinogenesis and immunosuppression. On the other hand, UVr also promotes vitamin D synthesis and other beneficial effects. We recently demonstrated that exposure to very low doses of UVr on four consecutive days [repetitive low UVd (rlUVd)] does not promote an inflammatory state, nor the recruitment of neutrophils or lymphocytes, as the exposure to a single high UV dose (shUVd) does. Moreover, rlUVd reinforce the epithelium by increasing antimicrobial peptides transcription and epidermal thickness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the adaptive immune response after shUVd and rlUVd, determining T-cell and B-cell responses. Finally, we challenged animals exposed to both irradiation procedures with Staphylococcus aureus to study the overall effects of both innate and adaptive immunity during a cutaneous infection. We observed, as expected, a marked suppression of T-cell and B-cell responses after exposure to an shUVd but a novel and significant increase in both specific responses after exposure to rlUVd. However, the control of the cutaneous S. aureus infection was defective in this last group, suggesting that responses against pathogens cannot be ruled out from isolated stimuli.
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- Eliana M. Cela
- Universidad de Buenos AiresFacultad de Farmacia y BioquímicaCátedra de InmunologíaBuenos AiresArgentina
- CONICET – Universidad de Buenos AiresInstituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU)Buenos AiresArgentina
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- Universidad de Buenos AiresFacultad de MedicinaDepartamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e InmunologíaBuenos AiresArgentina
- CONICET – Universidad de Buenos AiresInstituto de Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM)Buenos AiresArgentina
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- Universidad de Buenos AiresFacultad de Farmacia y BioquímicaCátedra de InmunologíaBuenos AiresArgentina
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- Universidad de Buenos AiresFacultad de MedicinaDepartamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e InmunologíaBuenos AiresArgentina
- CONICET – Universidad de Buenos AiresInstituto de Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM)Buenos AiresArgentina
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- Universidad de Buenos AiresFacultad de Farmacia y BioquímicaCátedra de InmunologíaBuenos AiresArgentina
- CONICET – Universidad de Buenos AiresInstituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU)Buenos AiresArgentina
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- CONICET – Universidad de Buenos AiresInstituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU)Buenos AiresArgentina
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- Universidad de Buenos AiresFacultad de MedicinaDepartamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e InmunologíaBuenos AiresArgentina
- CONICET – Universidad de Buenos AiresInstituto de Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM)Buenos AiresArgentina
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- Universidad de Buenos AiresFacultad de Farmacia y BioquímicaCátedra de InmunologíaBuenos AiresArgentina
- CONICET – Universidad de Buenos AiresInstituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU)Buenos AiresArgentina
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Kiyomatsu-Oda M, Uchi H, Morino-Koga S, Furue M. Protective role of 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole (FICZ), an endogenous ligand for arylhydrocarbon receptor, in chronic mite-induced dermatitis. J Dermatol Sci 2018; 90:284-294. [PMID: 29500077 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2018.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic eczema such as atopic dermatitis imposes significant socio-econo-psychologic burdens on the affected individuals. In addition to conventional topical treatments, phototherapy is recommended for patients with extensive lesions. Although immunosuppression is believed to explain its primary effectiveness, the underlying mechanisms of phototherapy remain unsolved. Ultraviolet irradiation generates various tryptophan photoproducts including 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]-carbazole (FICZ). FICZ is known to be a potent endogenous agonist for aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR); however, the biological role of FICZ in chronic eczema is unknown. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of FICZ on chronic eczema such as atopic dermatitis. METHODS We stimulated HaCaT cells and normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEKs) with or without FICZ and then performed quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, immunofluorescence, and siRNA treatment. We used the atopic dermatitis-like NC/Nga murine model and treated the mice for 2 weeks with either Vaseline® as a control, FICZ ointment, or betamethasone 17-valerate ointment. The dermatitis score, transepidermal water loss, histology, and expression of skin barrier genes and proteins were evaluated. RESULTS FICZ significantly upregulated the gene expression of filaggrin in both HaCaT cells and NHEKs in an AHR-dependent manner, but did not affect the gene expression of other barrier-related proteins. In addition, FICZ improved the atopic dermatitis-like skin inflammation, clinical scores, and transepidermal water loss in NC/Nga mice compared with those of control mice. On histology, FICZ significantly reduced the epidermal and dermal thickness as well as the number of mast cells. Topical FICZ also significantly reduced the gene expression of Il22. CONCLUSION These findings highlight the beneficial role of FICZ-AHR and provide a new strategic basis for developing new drugs for chronic eczema.
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- Mari Kiyomatsu-Oda
- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cell Division, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; Research and Clinical Center for Yusho and Dioxin, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Patra V, Laoubi L, Nicolas JF, Vocanson M, Wolf P. A Perspective on the Interplay of Ultraviolet-Radiation, Skin Microbiome and Skin Resident Memory TCRαβ+ Cells. Front Med (Lausanne) 2018; 5:166. [PMID: 29900173 PMCID: PMC5988872 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The human skin is known to be inhabited by diverse microbes, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, archaea, and mites. This microbiome exerts a protective role against infections by promoting immune development and inhibiting pathogenic microbes to colonize skin. One of the factors having an intense effect on the skin and its resident microbes is ultraviolet-radiation (UV-R). UV-R can promote or inhibit the growth of microbes on the skin and modulate the immune system which can be either favorable or harmful. Among potential UV-R targets, skin resident memory T cells (TRM) stand as well positioned immune cells at the forefront within the skin. Both CD4+ or CD8+ αβ TRM cells residing permanently in peripheral tissues have been shown to play prominent roles in providing accelerated and long-lived specific immunity, tissue homeostasis, wound repair. Nevertheless, their response upon UV-R exposure or signals from microbiome are poorly understood compared to resident TCRγδ cells. Skin TRM survive for long periods of time and are exposed to innumerable antigens during lifetime. The interplay of TRM with skin residing microbes may be crucial in pathophysiology of various diseases including psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and polymorphic light eruption. In this article, we share our perspective about how UV-R may directly shape the persistence, phenotype, specificity, and function of skin TRM; and moreover, whether UV-R alters barrier function, leading to microbial-specific skin TRM, disrupting the healthy balance between skin microbiome and skin immune cells, and resulting in chronic inflammation and diseased skin.
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- VijayKumar Patra
- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.,Center for Medical Research, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,Research Unit for Photodermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.,Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department, Lyon Sud University Hospital, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Research Unit for Photodermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Preclinical infection model systems are extremely valuable tools to aid in our understanding of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) biology, disease progression, prevention, and treatments. In this context, rodent papillomaviruses and their respective infection models are useful tools but remain underutilized resources in the field of papillomavirus biology. Two rodent papillomaviruses, MnPV1, which infects the Mastomys species of multimammate rats, and MmuPV1, which infects laboratory mice, are currently the most studied rodent PVs. Both of these viruses cause malignancy in the skin and can provide attractive infection models to study the lesser understood cutaneous papillomaviruses that have been frequently associated with HPV-related skin cancers. Of these, MmuPV1 is the first reported rodent papillomavirus that can naturally infect the laboratory strain of mice. MmuPV1 is an attractive model virus to study papillomavirus pathogenesis because of the ubiquitous availability of lab mice and the fact that this mouse species is genetically modifiable. In this review, we have summarized the knowledge we have gained about PV biology from the study of rodent papillomaviruses and point out the remaining gaps that can provide new research opportunities.
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Patra V, Mayer G, Gruber-Wackernagel A, Horn M, Lembo S, Wolf P. Unique profile of antimicrobial peptide expression in polymorphic light eruption lesions compared to healthy skin, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2017; 34:137-144. [PMID: 29044786 PMCID: PMC5888155 DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Background Polymorphic light eruption (PLE) has been attributed to type IV, most likely delayed‐type hypersensitivity response (adaptive immunity) but little is known on innate immunity, especially antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in the disease. Abnormalities in AMP expression have been linked to pathological skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis. Methods Antimicrobial peptide profiling was carried out in PLE skin samples (n,12) compared with that of healthy (n,13), atopic (n,6), and psoriatic skin (n,6). Results Compared to healthy skin, we observed increased expression of psoriasin and RNAse7 (both mostly in stratum granulosum of the epidermis), HBD‐2 (in the cellular infiltrate of the dermis), and LL37 (mostly in and around blood vessels and glands) in PLE lesional skin, a similar expression profile as present in psoriatic skin and different to that of AD (with little or no expression of psoriasin, RNAse7, HBD‐2, and LL37). HBD‐3 was downregulated in PLE compared to its high expression in the epidermis and dermis of healthy skin, AD, and psoriasis. Conclusion The unique profile of differentially expressed AMPs in PLE implies a role in the pathophysiology of the disease, possibly directly or indirectly linked to the microbiome of the skin.
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- VijayKumar Patra
- Research Unit for Photodermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,Center for Medical Research, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Research Unit for Photodermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Research Unit for Photodermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Research Unit for Photodermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Balevi A, Üstüner P, Kakşi SA, Özdemir M. Narrow-band UV-B phototherapy: an effective and reliable treatment alternative for extensive and recurrent pityriasis versicolor. J DERMATOL TREAT 2017; 29:252-255. [DOI: 10.1080/09546634.2017.1364690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Ali Balevi
- Dermatology Department, Istanbul Medipol University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Dermatology Department, Istanbul Medipol University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Dermatology Department, Istanbul Medipol University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Dermatology Department, Istanbul Medipol University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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Bruhs A, Proksch E, Schwarz T, Schwarz A. Disruption of the Epidermal Barrier Induces Regulatory T Cells via IL-33 in Mice. J Invest Dermatol 2017; 138:570-579. [PMID: 29045819 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Disturbance of the epidermal barrier by UVR is associated with the release of antimicrobial peptides and inflammatory cytokines for the purpose of a danger response. On the other hand, UVR causes immunosuppression via regulatory T cells (Treg) that limit the inflammatory reaction. The concurrent induction of antimicrobial peptides and Treg by UVR may represent a counter-regulatory mechanism in response to barrier disruption, preventing microbial superinfection and sensitization to contact allergens, respectively, both of which cross impaired epidermis more easily. Thus, using a model of murine contact hypersensitivity we examined if disruption of the epidermal barrier only initiates similar counter-regulatory mechanisms via the generation of Treg. Sensitization through tape-stripped skin induced a weaker contact hypersensitivity response than in control mice. This was due to the induction of antigen-specific Treg, as demonstrated in adoptive transfer and depletion experiments utilizing DEREG mice. Treg induction by tape stripping was linked to the expression of the alarmin IL-33, as blockade of IL-33 exacerbated contact hypersensitivity, whereas injection of IL-33 inhibited contact hypersensitivity and induced Treg. These results demonstrate that epidermal barrier disruption, in addition to danger signals, induces regulatory events that prevent exaggerated skin inflammation and that IL-33 appears to be critically involved in this process.
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- Anika Bruhs
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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Schwarz A, Bruhs A, Schwarz T. The Short-Chain Fatty Acid Sodium Butyrate Functions as a Regulator of the Skin Immune System. J Invest Dermatol 2017; 137:855-864. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Revised: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Olsen CM, Wilson LF, Green AC, Biswas N, Loyalka J, Whiteman DC. Prevention of DNA damage in human skin by topical sunscreens. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2017; 33:135-142. [DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Catherine M. Olsen
- Population Health Department; QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; Herston Qld Australia
- School of Public Health; the University of Queensland; Herston Qld Australia
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- Population Health Department; QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; Herston Qld Australia
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- Population Health Department; QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; Herston Qld Australia
- School of Public Health; the University of Queensland; Herston Qld Australia
- Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute and Institute of Inflammation and Repair; University of Manchester; Manchester UK
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- Population Health Department; QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; Herston Qld Australia
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- Population Health Department; QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; Herston Qld Australia
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- Population Health Department; QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; Herston Qld Australia
- School of Public Health; the University of Queensland; Herston Qld Australia
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Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced Immunosuppression: Induction of Regulatory T Cells. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1559:63-73. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6786-5_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sunlight Effects on Immune System: Is There Something Else in addition to UV-Induced Immunosuppression? BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:1934518. [PMID: 28070504 PMCID: PMC5187459 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1934518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Sunlight, composed of different types of radiation, including ultraviolet wavelengths, is an essential source of light and warmth for life on earth but has strong negative effects on human health, such as promoting the malignant transformation of skin cells and suppressing the ability of the human immune system to efficiently detect and attack malignant cells. UV-induced immunosuppression has been extensively studied since it was first described by Dr. Kripke and Dr. Fisher in the late 1970s. However, skin exposure to sunlight has not only this and other unfavorable effects, for example, mutagenesis and carcinogenesis, but also a positive one: the induction of Vitamin D synthesis, which performs several roles within the immune system in addition to favoring bone homeostasis. The impact of low levels of UV exposure on the immune system has not been fully reported yet, but it bears interesting differences with the suppressive effect of high levels of UV radiation, as shown by some recent studies. The aim of this article is to put some ideas in perspective and pose some questions within the field of photoimmunology based on established and new information, which may lead to new experimental approaches and, eventually, to a better understanding of the effects of sunlight on the human immune system.
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Patra V, Byrne SN, Wolf P. The Skin Microbiome: Is It Affected by UV-induced Immune Suppression? Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1235. [PMID: 27559331 PMCID: PMC4979252 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Human skin apart from functioning as a physical barricade to stop the entry of pathogens, also hosts innumerable commensal organisms. The skin cells and the immune system constantly interact with microbes, to maintain cutaneous homeostasis, despite the challenges offered by various environmental factors. A major environmental factor affecting the skin is ultraviolet radiation (UV-R) from sunlight. UV-R is well known to modulate the immune system, which can be both beneficial and deleterious. By targeting the cells and molecules within skin, UV-R can trigger the production and release of antimicrobial peptides, affect the innate immune system and ultimately suppress the adaptive cellular immune response. This can contribute to skin carcinogenesis and the promotion of infectious agents such as herpes simplex virus and possibly others. On the other hand, a UV-established immunosuppressive environment may protect against the induction of immunologically mediated skin diseases including some of photodermatoses such as polymorphic light eruption. In this article, we share our perspective about the possibility that UV-induced immune suppression may alter the landscape of the skin’s microbiome and its components. Alternatively, or in concert with this, direct UV-induced DNA and membrane damage to the microbiome may result in pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) that interfere with UV-induced immune suppression.
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- VijayKumar Patra
- Research Unit for Photodermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of GrazGraz, Austria; Center for Medical Research, Medical University of GrazGraz, Austria
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- Cellular Photoimmunology Group, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School, The Charles Perkins Center Hub at The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia
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- Research Unit for Photodermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz Graz, Austria
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Bruhs A, Eckhart L, Tschachler E, Schwarz T, Schwarz A. Urocanic Acid: An Endogenous Regulator of Langerhans Cells. J Invest Dermatol 2016; 136:1735-1737. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Revised: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Prevention and Mitigation of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Murine β-Defensins via Induction of Regulatory T Cells. J Invest Dermatol 2016; 136:173-81. [PMID: 26763437 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2015.405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The antimicrobial peptide murine β-defensin-14 (mBD14) was found to exert, in addition to its antimicrobial activity, the capacity to induce regulatory T cells as demonstrated in the model of contact hypersensitivity. Because it is induced by ultraviolet radiation, mBD14 may contribute to the antigen-specific immunosuppression by ultraviolet radiation. To prove whether this applies also for other immunologic models and because ultraviolet radiation appears to have beneficial effects on multiple sclerosis, we utilized the model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Injection of mBD14 into mice before immunization with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein caused amelioration of the disease with less central nervous system inflammation and decreased levels of proinflammatory cytokines and cytotoxic T cells. The beneficial effect was due to Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells because it was lost on in vivo depletion of regulatory T cells. mBD14, however, also acts in a therapeutic setting, because injection of mBD14 into mice with clinical features of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis reduced the clinical score significantly. Human β-defensin-3, the human orthologue of mBD14, induced in vitro regulatory T cell-specific markers in CD4(+)CD25(-) T cells, shifting these nonregulatory cells into a regulatory phenotype with suppressive features. Thus, defensins may represent candidates worth being further pursued for the therapy of multiple sclerosis.
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Pavlovsky M, Samuelov L, Sprecher E, Matz H. NB-UVB phototherapy for generalized granuloma annulare. Dermatol Ther 2015; 29:152-4. [PMID: 26626163 DOI: 10.1111/dth.12315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign, usually self-limited, granulomatous skin disease of unknown etiology. The generalized form of the disease shows a more chronic, relapsing course, rare spontaneous resolution, and poorer response to therapy. Psoralen plus UVA phototherapy has been reported to be effective for GA. However, little is known regarding the efficacy of narrowband UVB phototherapy. Our goal was to determine the efficacy of NB-UVB phototherapy in generalized GA. We carried out a retrospective study of patients with generalized GA treated with NB-UVB phototherapy over a period of 3 years. On completion of treatment, outcome was assessed as complete response (complete clearance of the lesions), partial response (>50% clearance of the lesions), and poor response (<50% clinical response). Therapy was stopped if no improvement was seen after 20 treatments. Thirteen patients were included in the study. 54% of patients treated with NB-UVB had a complete/partial response by the end of the treatment period. NB-UVB phototherapy was well-tolerated, with no serious adverse effects. NB-UVB phototherapy is effective in a substantial portion of patients with generalized GA. To determine the true efficacy of this therapeutic modality, a prospective study comparing it to PUVA is warranted.
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- Mor Pavlovsky
- Department of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Xiang F, Harrison S, Nowak M, Kimlin M, Van der Mei I, Neale RE, Sinclair C, Lucas RM. Weekend personal ultraviolet radiation exposure in four cities in Australia: Influence of temperature, humidity and ambient ultraviolet radiation. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2015; 143:74-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Revised: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Li H, Prasad R, Katiyar SK, Yusuf N, Elmets CA, Xu H. Interleukin-17 mediated inflammatory responses are required for ultraviolet radiation-induced immune suppression. Photochem Photobiol 2014; 91:235-41. [PMID: 25250896 DOI: 10.1111/php.12351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) induces immunosuppression and is a major factor for development of skin cancer. Numerous efforts have been made to determine mechanisms for UVR-induced immunosuppression and to develop strategies for prevention and treatment of UVR-induced cancers. In the current study, we use IL-17 receptor (IL-17R) deficient mice to examine whether IL-17 mediated responses have a role in UVB (290-320)-induced immunosuppression of contact hypersensitivity responses. Results demonstrate that IL-17 mediated responses are required for UVB-induced immunosuppression of contact hypersensitivity responses. The systemic immune suppression and development of regulatory T cells are inhibited in UVB-treated IL-17R deficient mice compared to wild-type animals. The deficiency in IL-17R inhibits the infiltration and development of a tolerogenic myeloid cell population in UVB-treated skin, which expresses CD11b and Gr-1 and produces reactive oxygen species. We speculate that the development of the tolerogenic myeloid cells is dependent on IL-17-induced chemokines and inflammatory mediators in UVB-treated skin. The inhibition of the tolerogenic myeloid cells may be attributed to the suppression of regulatory T cells in UVR-treated IL-17R(-/-) mice. The findings may be exploited to new strategies for prevention and treatment of UVR-induced skin diseases and cancers.
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- Hui Li
- Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Plötz SG, Wiesender M, Todorova A, Ring J. What is new in atopic dermatitis/eczema? Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2014; 19:441-58. [DOI: 10.1517/14728214.2014.953927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Kutanes Plattenepithelkarzinom unter Berücksichtigung besonderer Patientengruppen. DER HAUTARZT 2014; 65:590-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00105-013-2734-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Jatana S, DeLouise LA. Understanding engineered nanomaterial skin interactions and the modulatory effects of ultraviolet radiation skin exposure. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2013; 6:61-79. [PMID: 24123977 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Revised: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The study of engineered nanomaterials for the development of technological applications, nanomedicine, and nano-enabled consumer products is an ever-expanding discipline as is the concern over the impact of nanotechnology on human environmental health and safety. In this review, we discuss the current state of understanding of nanomaterial skin interactions with a specific emphasis on the effects of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) skin exposure. Skin is the largest organ of the body and is typically exposed to UVR on a daily basis. This necessitates the need to understand how UVR skin exposure can influence nanomaterial skin penetration, alter nanomaterial systemic trafficking, toxicity, and skin immune function. We explore the unique dichotomy that UVR has on inducing both deleterious and therapeutic effects in skin. The subject matter covered in this review is broadly informative and will raise awareness of potential increased risks from nanomaterial skin exposure associated with specific occupational and life style choices. The UVR-induced immunosuppressive response in skin raises intriguing questions that motivate future research directions in the nanotoxicology and nanomedicine fields.
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- Samreen Jatana
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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Kemp AS, Ponsonby AL, Pezic A, Cochrane JA, Dwyer T, Jones G. The influence of sun exposure in childhood and adolescence on atopic disease at adolescence. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2013; 24:493-500. [PMID: 23725559 DOI: 10.1111/pai.12085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND It has been postulated that ultraviolet ray exposure in childhood might influence the development of allergic disease. We examined whether reported sun exposure during childhood or in adolescence is related to the occurrence of atopy or allergic disease. METHODS Population-based longitudinal cohort study with sixteen-year follow-up (N = 415). Subjects were recruited at birth as part of an infant health study. The reported daily duration of sun exposure in the summer months was recorded at 8 and 16 yrs of age. Allergen sensitization and the presence of eczema, asthma, and rye grass positive rhinitis were recorded at age 16. RESULTS Reported sun exposures of more than 4 h per day during summer holidays in adolescence were associated with reduced eczema and rhinitis but not inhalant allergen sensitization or asthma risk. Thus, higher sun exposure during summer holidays and summer weekends in adolescence was associated with significantly reduced eczema (test of trend p-value = 0.001 summer holidays; test of trend p-value = 0.003 summer weekends) and rye grass positive rhinitis (test of trend p-value = 0.03 summer holidays; test of trend p-value = 0.02 summer weekends). Sun exposure at adolescence or age 8 was not related to inhalant allergen sensitization. There was no association between serum 25(OH)D levels at adolescence with either inhalant allergen sensitization or allergic disease and adjustment for serum 25(OH)D levels did not alter these findings. CONCLUSIONS Increased sun exposure during summer holidays in adolescence was associated with reduced eczema and rhinitis risk, independently of measured vitamin D levels but no difference in inhalant allergen sensitization or asthma. The beneficial effects of sun exposure on allergic disease may operate independently from vitamin D or an effect on allergen sensitization.
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The Aryl hydrocarbon receptor is involved in UVR-induced immunosuppression. J Invest Dermatol 2013; 133:2763-2770. [PMID: 23652795 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Revised: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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UVR suppresses the immune system through the induction of regulatory T cells (Tregs). UVR-induced DNA damage has been recognized as the major molecular trigger involved, as reduction of DNA damage by enhanced repair prevents the compromise to the immune system by UVR. Nevertheless, other signaling events may also be involved. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) was identified as another target for UVR, as UVR activates the AhR and certain UVR effects were not detected in AhR-deficient cells. We studied whether the AhR is involved in UVR-induced local immunosuppression and whether similar effects can be induced by AhR agonists. The AhR antagonist 3-methoxy-4-nitroflavone reduced UVR-mediated immunosuppression and the induction of Tregs in murine contact hypersensitivity (CHS). Conversely, activation of the AhR by the agonist 4-n-nonylphenol (NP) suppressed the induction of CHS and induced antigen-specific Tregs similar to UVR. This was further confirmed in AhR knockout mice in which UVR- and NP-induced immunosuppression were significantly reduced. Together, this indicates that the AhR is involved in mediating UVR-induced immunosuppression. Activation of the AhR might represent an alternative to modulate the immune system in a similar manner like UVR but without causing the adverse effects of UVR, including DNA damage.
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Felton S, Navid F, Schwarz A, Schwarz T, Gläser R, Rhodes LE. Ultraviolet radiation-induced upregulation of antimicrobial proteins in health and disease. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2013; 12:29-36. [DOI: 10.1039/c2pp25158b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Polefka TG, Meyer TA, Agin PP, Bianchini RJ. Effects of solar radiation on the skin. J Cosmet Dermatol 2012; 11:134-43. [PMID: 22672278 DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2012.00614.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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No one would underestimate the importance of sunlight to the evolution of life on the earth and its role in human development. However, all humans - especially individuals who are lightly pigmented or whose occupation or lifestyle exposes them to excessive amounts of sunlight - are potentially susceptible to its deleterious effects. These effects can range from acute biological responses, such as sunburn and skin tanning, to conditions resulting from chronic exposure such as photoaged skin and potentially life-threatening conditions such as skin cancer. The objective of this review is to present a concise and up-to-date perspective on the effects of UVB, UVA, visible, and infrared radiation on cutaneous biochemistry and physiology.
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Merk HF, Baratli J. [Modern light protection from the view of occupational dermatology]. Hautarzt 2012; 63:796-800. [PMID: 23008009 DOI: 10.1007/s00105-012-2462-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UV-light induced skin cancer is being more and more accepted in Germany as an occupational disease for several jobs with increased UV-light exposure. Over the past 100 years sunscreens with filters against UVB- and UVA-light have been developed. Another development is the use of antioxidants such as vitamin E, vitamin C and herbal agents for additional photoprotection. The evidence supporting these products in their topical and systemic formulation is very variable. The recent changes in the recognition of UV-induced skin cancers as occupational diseases increases the need for preventive strategies which are supported by appropriate clinical studies.
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- Univ.-Hautklinik, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland.
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Photoimmunology evolved from experiments carried out in the 1970s on the immunology of cancer. In studying the antigenic properties of skin cancers induced in mice by UV radiation, I found that most of these tumors failed to grow when transplanted into normal, syngeneic mice but grew progressively in immunosuppressed mice. Thus, these UV-induced skin cancers were highly antigenic. The critical question was, how can these antigenic skin cancers escape immune rejection in their primary host? The answer was that exposing their skin to UV radiation prevented mice from triggering an immune response against their tumors. The failure to reject these tumors was owing to the development of UV tumor-specific regulatory T cells during the course of irradiation. In unraveling the mechanisms of this effect of UV, much has been learned about the immunology of the skin, including the function of Langerhans cells, the migration of immune cells in skin, the role of antigen-presenting cells in directing the immune response, and the role of keratinocytes as producers of immunological mediators. Thus, photoimmunology helped demonstrate that skin is an important immunological organ, and that the immune system can be influenced by the external environment via the skin.
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Mortality in cancer patients with a history of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma--a nationwide population-based cohort study. BMC Cancer 2012; 12:126. [PMID: 22458954 PMCID: PMC3337319 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Accepted: 03/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is associated with underlying immunosuppression, so it may be a prognostic marker in patients with subsequent cancer. We therefore conducted a nationwide population-based Danish cohort study to evaluate whether a history of cutaneuos SCC has prognostic impact in patients with one of the following index cancers: non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), or cancer of the lung, colon, rectum, breast, or prostate. Methods We used Danish medical databases, which cover the entire Danish population of 5.6 million inhabitants and linked them using the unique personal identification number assigned to all Danish residents. From 1982 through 2003, we identified 745 index cancer patients with and 79,143 without previous cutaneous SCC. Using Cox proportional hazards regression, we calculated adjusted mortality rate ratios (MRRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results Overall, previous SCC was associated with an increased mortality of cancer (MRR 1.13, 95% CI: 1.04-1.23). When examining index cancers separately, increased MRRs were found for cancer of the lung (MRR 1.23, 95% CI: 1.05-1.43), colon (MRR 1.13, 95% CI: 0.92-1.40), rectum (MRR 1.29, 95% CI: 1.00-1.67), breast (MRR 1.09, 95% CI: 0.82-1.43), and NHL (MRR 1.09, 95% CI: 0.81-1.47), but not for prostate cancer (MRR 0.99, 95% CI: 0.83-1.18). Conclusions Our results suggest that previous cutaneous SCC is associated with poor prognosis of some cancers. This finding stresses the importance of adherence to the existing recommendations of screening, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer in patients with a history of SCC.
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Navid F, Boniotto M, Walker C, Ahrens K, Proksch E, Sparwasser T, Müller W, Schwarz T, Schwarz A. Induction of regulatory T cells by a murine β-defensin. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 188:735-43. [PMID: 22174455 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1100452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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β-Defensins are antimicrobial peptides of the innate immune system produced in the skin by various stimuli, including proinflammatory cytokines, bacterial infection, and exposure to UV radiation (UVR). In this study we demonstrate that the UVR-inducible antimicrobial peptide murine β-defensin-14 (mBD-14) switches CD4(+)CD25(-) T cells into a regulatory phenotype by inducing the expression of specific markers like Foxp3 and CTLA-4. This is functionally relevant because mBD-14-treated T cells inhibit sensitization upon adoptive transfer into naive C57BL/6 mice. Accordingly, injection of mBD-14, comparable to UVR, suppresses the induction of contact hypersensitivity and induces Ag-specific regulatory T cells (Tregs). Further evidence for the ability of mBD-14 to induce Foxp3(+) T cells is provided using DEREG (depletion of Tregs) mice in which Foxp3-expressing cells can be depleted by injecting diphtheria toxin. mBD-14 does not suppress sensitization in IL-10 knockout mice, suggesting involvement of IL-10 in mBD-14-mediated immunosuppression. However, unlike UVR, mBD-14 does not appear to mediate its immunosuppressive effects by affecting dendritic cells. Accordingly, UVR-induced immunosuppression is not abrogated in mBD-14 knockout mice. Together, these data suggest that mBD-14, like UVR, has the capacity to induce Tregs but does not appear to play a major role in UVR-induced immunosuppression. Through this capacity, mBD-14 may protect the host from microbial attacks on the one hand, but tame T cell-driven reactions on the other hand, thereby enabling an antimicrobial defense without collateral damage by the adaptive immune system.
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- Fatemeh Navid
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Blount JD, Pike TW. Deleterious effects of light exposure on immunity and sexual coloration in birds. Funct Ecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01926.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In vivo reprogramming of UV radiation-induced regulatory T-cell migration to inhibit the elicitation of contact hypersensitivity. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011; 128:826-33. [PMID: 21762977 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2011] [Revised: 05/03/2011] [Accepted: 06/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Regulatory T (Treg) cells induced by UV radiation (UVR) inhibit only the induction and not the elicitation of contact hypersensitivity (CHS) because they migrate into the lymph nodes but not the skin. The tissue-homing receptor expression and migratory behavior of Treg cells can be altered by means of in vitro coincubation with skin-derived antigen-presenting cells. On this in vitro treatment, Treg cells migrate into the skin and thus inhibit the elicitation of CHS. OBJECTIVE We attempted to determine whether Treg cells can be induced by UVR in sensitized mice and manipulated entirely in vivo in such a way that they suppress the elicitation of immune responses. METHODS Treg cells were induced by applying contact allergens onto UV-exposed skin in wild-type, langerin diphtheria toxin receptor knock-in, or depletion of Treg cell transgenic mice. RESULTS UVR-induced Treg cells inhibit the elicitation of CHS in sensitized mice when stimulated by means of an antigen-specific boost through the skin. This requires cutaneous antigen-presenting cells that alter the migratory behavior of Treg cells and drive them out of the lymph nodes into the skin. CONCLUSIONS The indication is that antigen-specific Treg cells can be induced in sensitized hosts and manipulated in such a way that they suppress the elicitation of specific immune reactions. Because this is achieved entirely in vivo without invasive interventions, our findings might have important implications for strategies aiming to induce and use Treg cells in a therapeutic setting.
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Sihto H, Kukko H, Koljonen V, Sankila R, Böhling T, Joensuu H. Merkel cell polyomavirus infection, large T antigen, retinoblastoma protein and outcome in Merkel cell carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 2011; 17:4806-13. [PMID: 21642382 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-3363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is rare skin cancer that is often associated with Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) infection. Polyomaviruses repress tumor suppressor proteins, thus influencing cell-cycle progression, but the effect of MCPyV on the key cell-cycle regulating proteins is poorly understood. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We evaluated expression of the MCPyV large T-antigen (LTA), Ki-67, and the key putative tumor suppressor proteins, the retinoblastoma protein (RB and phospho-RB) and p53, and their regulatory proteins (cyclin D1, cyclin E, p16, p21, p27, and MDM2) by using immunohistochemistry from tumors of 91 MCC patients identified from a population-based nationwide cohort. Tumor MCPyV DNA was measured by using quantitative PCR, and TP53 mutations were identified with sequencing. RESULTS MCPyV LTA expression was strongly associated with presence of MCPyV DNA in tumor, and it was almost invariably associated with tumor RB expression (P < 0.0001 for both comparisons). Both MCC LTA and RB expression were strongly associated with favorable MCC-specific and overall survival in univariable analyses (P ≤ 0.01 for all four analyses). Presence of MCPyV LTA was also associated with the female gender, the intermediate type of tumor histology, location of the tumor in a limb, cell proliferation rate, and absence of p53 expression. TP53 mutations were detected only in MCPyV DNA-negative tumors. CONCLUSIONS MCPyV DNA-positive MCC has several clinical and molecular features that differ from MCPyV DNA-negative cancers. MCPyV-associated MCCs express RB, but may not harbor TP53 mutations. These findings provide further support that MCPyV causes the majority of MCCs.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Biomedicum Helsinki, Finland
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Waltari M, Sihto H, Kukko H, Koljonen V, Sankila R, Böhling T, Joensuu H. Association of Merkel cell polyomavirus infection with tumor p53, KIT, stem cell factor, PDGFR-alpha and survival in Merkel cell carcinoma. Int J Cancer 2011; 129:619-28. [PMID: 20949558 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Most Merkel cell carcinomas (MCCs) contain Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) DNA, and the virus likely has a pivotal role in tumor pathogenesis. p53 and the KIT receptor tyrosine kinase have also been implicated in MCC pathogenesis, but little is known about their association with MCPyV infection. We identified 207 patients diagnosed with MCC in Finland in 1979-2004 and reviewed the histological diagnoses. Adequate clinical information, tumor tissue and DNA were available from 87 confirmed MCC cases. Presence of MCPyV DNA was assessed using quantitative PCR; p53, KIT, phospho-KIT, stem cell factor (SCF) and PDGFRα expression using immunohistochemistry and presence of mutations in KIT exons 9, 11, 13 and 17 and PDGFRA exons 10, 12, 14 and 18 using DNA sequencing. Most (77.0%) of the 87 tumors contained MCPyV DNA and 37 (42.5%) expressed KIT, whereas PDGFRα, p53, SCF and pKIT expression was less common (31.9, 22.8, 8.6 and 4.8%, respectively). No KIT or PFGFRA mutations were detected, but 10 (12.5%) of the 80 tumors studied harbored common PDGFRA exon 10 S478P substitution. Tumor p53 and KIT expression were associated with absence of MCPyV DNA (p = 0.01 and 0.009, respectively). Tumor p53 expression was associated with unfavorable MCC-specific survival (p = 0.021) and overall survival (p = 0.046), but tumor KIT expression only when stratified by presence of MCPyV DNA. The results suggest that p53 and KIT expression are associated with absence of MCPyV DNA in MCC, and that the molecular pathogenesis of MCC is multifactorial.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Biomedicum, Helsinki, Finland
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD Atopic eczema (AE) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory skin condition and one of the most common, potentially debilitating diseases with increasing incidence. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW The complex etiology of AE with multiple systemic and local immunologic and inflammatory responses and interactions between susceptibility genes and environmental factors leading to defects in skin barrier function and eczematous skin lesions is presented. Knowledge of pathogenesis is important for understanding the more innovative treatment approaches discussed. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN Basic therapy consists of hydrating topical treatment and avoidance of specific and unspecific provocation factors. For acute eczematous skin lesions, anti-inflammatory treatment consists mainly of topical glucocorticoids and topical calcineurin inhibitors (tacrolimus and pimecrolimus). Microbial colonization and superinfection may induce skin exacerbation, which can be treated by either topical or systemic antimicrobial treatment. Systemic anti-inflammatory therapy is limited to severe cases and consists of systemic steroids, cyclosporine A or mycophenolate mofetil. Novel anti-inflammatory concepts that go beyond corticosteroids are in the early phases of development. There are targeted therapeutic approaches, such as cytokine and chemokine modulators and it remains to be investigated how effective they will be and what side effects they may carry. TAKE HOME MESSAGE Existing treatment modalities such as barrier repair therapy, topical immunosuppressive agents, antiseptic treatment as well as systemic treatment options are discussed. The review aims to summarize the most recent findings of more innovative treatment approaches such as modulation of cytokines or chemokines, modulation of T-cell responses or anti-IgE therapy.
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