Immunology of Acne

Oct 14, 2017 by in Dermatology Comments Off on Immunology of Acne

© 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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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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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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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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Innate Lymphoid Cells in the Skin

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   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

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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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