Adipose Tissue and Cutaneous Inflammation

Oct 14, 2017 by in Dermatology Comments Off on Adipose Tissue and Cutaneous Inflammation

Acute phase proteins, cytokines and chemokines Adhesion molecules and ECM components Factors directly affecting metabolism α1-acid-glycoprotein α2-macroglobulin Adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (aP2) Chemerin Collagen I, III, IV, VI Adiponectin…

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Cutaneous Dendritic Cells in Health and Disease

Oct 14, 2017 by in Dermatology Comments Off on Cutaneous Dendritic Cells in Health and Disease

Fig. 9.1 Dendritic cell paradigm during steady state and activation. Cutaneous dendritic cells (DC) include Langerhans cells (LC) in the epidermis and CD11b + and CD103+ dermal dendritic cells (dDC)…

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Innate Lymphoid Cells in the Skin

Oct 14, 2017 by in Dermatology Comments Off on Innate Lymphoid Cells in the Skin

   Mouse Human Unique Shared Unique Shared ILC1 NK IL-12Rβ2 CD127 (not on NK) CD90 (not on NK, ILC1) CD117 (not on NK, ILC1, NCR- ILC3) IL-12Rβ2 CD127 (not on…

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Mast Cells: Sentinels of Innate Skin Immunity

Oct 14, 2017 by in Dermatology Comments Off on Mast Cells: Sentinels of Innate Skin Immunity

TLR Ligand [102, 103] TLR1 Lipopeptide (Pam3csk4) TLR2 Peptidoglycan, Zymosan, LTA, Lipopeptide (Pam3csk4) TLR3 PolyI:C (dsRNA) TLR4 LPS, RSV protein F, Mycobacterium tuberculosis TLR6 Peptidoglycan, Zymosan TLR9 Bacterial DNA (CpG…

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Pediatric Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Oct 14, 2017 by in Dermatology Comments Off on Pediatric Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Host variables  Recipient age <1 or >10 years [10]  Malignancy as indication for transplant, as well as features of more advanced disease (WBC >50 × 109/L and cytogenetic abnormalities t(4;11),…

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Atypical Manifestations of Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Oct 14, 2017 by in Dermatology Comments Off on Atypical Manifestations of Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Common manifestations Atypical manifestations aGVHD cGVHDa aGVHD cGVHD Maculopapular rash Poikiloderma Eczematous eruptions (contact dermatitis [2], eczema craquele [3]) Eczematous eruptions [4, 5] (atopic dermatitis [6], eczema craquele [7], and…

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