Dermatology

Therapy of Immunobullous Disorders

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Anthony A. Gaspari, Stephen K. Tyring and Daniel H. Kaplan (eds.)Clinical and Basic Immunodermatology10.1007/978-3-319-29785-9_44 44. Therapy of Immunobullous Disorders Kyle Amber1 and Michael Hertl2   (1) Department of Dermatology, UC Irvine Health, Irvine, CA,…

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Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Anthony A. Gaspari, Stephen K. Tyring and Daniel H. Kaplan (eds.)Clinical and Basic Immunodermatology10.1007/978-3-319-29785-9_36 36. Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita Brittney De Clerck1, Mei Chen2 and David T. Woodley3   (1) Department of Dermatology, LAC & USC Medical Center,…

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Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

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Fig. 30.1 Lupus-specific skin disease. (a) Acute cutaneous LE. (b) Drug-induced subacute cutaneous LE secondary to rabeprazole (Aciphex) (personal unpublished observation, R. D. Sontheimer). (c) Classical discoid LE affecting the…

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Immunology of Acne

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Anthony A. Gaspari, Stephen K. Tyring and Daniel H. Kaplan (eds.)Clinical and Basic Immunodermatology10.1007/978-3-319-29785-9_24 24. Immunology of Acne Galen T. Foulke1   and Amanda M. Nelson2   (1) Department of Dermatology, Pennsylvania State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey,…

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Cutaneous Neuroimmunology

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Neuromediator Source Receptor Primary function Substance P Sensory nerve fibers Meissner corpuscles Perivascular nerves Mast cells Monocytes Eosinophils Tachykinin (neurokinin) receptor Mediates erythema and edema Increases histamine and TNF-α release…

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Gamma-Delta T Cells in the Skin

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JAML–CAR DETC express JAML (junction adhesion molecule like protein) at low level in steady state and upregulate its expression upon activation. The binding partner of JAML, the coxsackie and adenovirus…

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Adipose Tissue and Cutaneous Inflammation

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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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Toll-Like Receptors

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TLR Disease Comments 1 Tuberculoid TLR1 favors Th1 phenotype [11] Leprosy TLR1 I602S mutation protects from M. leprae [12] Psoriasis TLR1 expression increased in keratinocytes [13] Lyme disease TLR1 polymorphism…

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Cutaneous Dendritic Cells in Health and Disease

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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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