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Yu Y, Lee B, Shin K, Kim K, Lee HJ, Shin JO, Lee J, Kim HS, Kim BS, Kim MB, Kim YH, Ko HC. Association between the skin microbiome and lichen striatus hypopigmentation: Cutibacterium acnes as a potential cause. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024; 38:1776-1782. [PMID: 38173132 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Lichen striatus (LS) is an acquired skin disorder with a linear pattern along Blaschko's lines. It commonly occurs in childhood, and the lesions spontaneously regress within several months. OBJECTIVES Although up to 50% of LS cases exhibit hypopigmentation that can persist for several months to years, it is unknown why LS is associated with such a high incidence of hypopigmentation compared to other inflammatory skin diseases. Therefore, this study aimed to analyse the differences in the skin microbiome between LS patients with and without hypopigmentation. METHODS Differences in skin microbiome were analysed using whole genome sequencing of skin biopsies and subsequent bioinformatics analyses. RESULTS Some microbes commonly found in hypopigmented skin disorders, including Cutibacterium acnes, were more abundant in patients with LS showing hypopigmentation than in those not showing hypopigmentation. CONCLUSIONS The skin microbiota may be involved in the development of hypopigmentation in LS and may be considered a treatment target to reduce LS duration and hypopigmentation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yeuni Yu
- Biomedical Research Institute, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
- Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
- Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
- Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
- Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
- Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
- Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
- Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
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The Potential Importance of CXCL1 in the Physiological State and in Noncancer Diseases of the Cardiovascular System, Respiratory System and Skin. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010205. [PMID: 36613652 PMCID: PMC9820720 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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In this paper, we present a literature review of the role of CXC motif chemokine ligand 1 (CXCL1) in physiology, and in selected major non-cancer diseases of the cardiovascular system, respiratory system and skin. CXCL1, a cytokine belonging to the CXC sub-family of chemokines with CXC motif chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2) as its main receptor, causes the migration and infiltration of neutrophils to the sites of high expression. This implicates CXCL1 in many adverse conditions associated with inflammation and the accumulation of neutrophils. The aim of this study was to describe the significance of CXCL1 in selected diseases of the cardiovascular system (atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, chronic ischemic heart disease, hypertension, sepsis including sepsis-associated encephalopathy and sepsis-associated acute kidney injury), the respiratory system (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic rhinosinusitis, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), influenza, lung transplantation and ischemic-reperfusion injury and tuberculosis) and the skin (wound healing, psoriasis, sunburn and xeroderma pigmentosum). Additionally, the significance of CXCL1 is described in vascular physiology, such as the effects of CXCL1 on angiogenesis and arteriogenesis.
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