Photochem Photobiol Sci 2017 Aug 16. Epub 2017 Aug 16.

Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.

Polymorphic light eruption (PLE) is described as a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction (DTHR) toward a de novo light-induced antigen, yet to be identified. In effect, the inflammatory pathways of PLE and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) share common patterns in terms of the mediators involved from the innate and adaptive immune system participating in the DTHR. As we have previously highlighted the role of interleukin (IL)-1 family members in ACD, we hypothesised that the same mediators could have similar functions in PLE. Read More

Contact Dermatitis 2017 Aug 10. Epub 2017 Aug 10.

Occupational Medicine, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, 00251, Helsinki, Finland.

Background: Contact urticaria (CU) and protein contact dermatitis (PCD) are mainly induced by an immediate, IgE-mediated immunological mechanism. Immediate sensitization is also linked to asthma and/or allergic rhinitis.

Objectives: To report causes of work-induced CU and PCD, and to evaluate the occurrence of concomitant airway diseases. Read More

Sci Immunol 2016 Sep;1(3):eaaf8665

Institut für Neuroimmunologie und Multiple Sklerose, Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.

Skin-migratory dendritic cells (migDCs) are pivotal antigen-presenting cells that continuously transport antigens to draining lymph nodes and regulate immune responses. However, identification of migDCs is complicated by the lack of distinguishing markers, and it remains unclear which molecules determine their migratory capacity during inflammation. We show that, in the skin, the neuronal plasticity molecule activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein/activity-regulated gene 3. Read More

Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2017 Aug 1. Epub 2017 Aug 1.

Department of Physiology and Molecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan.

Contact dermatitis is a form of delayed-type hypersensitivity characterized by localized thickening, papules, redness and vesicles of the skin. A model of contact dermatitis involving repeated challenge of a hapten is adapted to assess dermatitis as characterized by skin thickening. Recently, it was reported that neutrophils have crucial roles in contact hypersensitivity. Read More

Skinmed 2017 1;15(3):235-237. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

Department of Dermatology, Antrim Area Hospital, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

A 68-year-old woman, with a 75-pack-year smoking history and a history of chronic excess alcohol intake, presented with a 5-week history of worsening perianal pain and ulceration. She recently had an inpatient admission with back pain and urinary tract infection during which she developed diarrhea and fecal incontinence. Initially, the perianal ulceration was diagnosed as severe irritant contact dermatitis and treated with barrier creams and topical clobetasone 17-butyrate 0. Read More

Clin Exp Allergy 2017 Jul 13. Epub 2017 Jul 13.

MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD), psoriasis (PS), and contact dermatitis (CD) are common skin diseases, characterized by barrier disruption and systemic inflammation, with unique epidermal signatures and common inflammatory pathways identified by transcriptomic profiling. This study profiled proteomic signatures in serum from subjects with AD, PS, and CD compared with healthy controls (HC).

Objective: Identify unique proteomic signatures to distinguish between inflammatory diseases with similar epidermal disruption and overlapping epithelial inflammation. Read More

HNO 2017 Jul 10. Epub 2017 Jul 10.

Zentrum für Rhinologie und Allergologie Wiesbaden, An den Quellen 10, 65183, Wiesbaden, Deutschland.

According to Coombs and Gell, cell-mediated immune responses belong to type IV reactions and are borne mainly by T lymphocytes. The eliciting allergens are usually so-called haptens. Haptens are substances which develop to whole antigens only by binding to protein carriers. Read More

Eur J Immunol 2017 Jul;47(7):1119-1122

Experimental Immunology Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy.

Contact hypersensitivity (CHS) in rodents and contact dermatitis in humans are long-known pathological conditions caused by MHC-restricted T-cell responses. These responses are triggered upon T-cell recognition of neo-antigenic determinants, which are generated by a variety of environmental contact sensitizer (CS) chemicals associating with self-proteins to comprise these neo-antigens. In this issue of the European Journal of Immunology, Betts et al. Read More

Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017 Sep 4;490(4):1294-1300. Epub 2017 Jul 4.

Department of Molecular Immunology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address:

Contact allergy is a T cell-mediated, delayed-type hypersensitivity generated by contact exposure of an allergen to the skin and mucosal surface. The clinical manifestations of allergic responses between the skin and oral mucosa vary and the differences in immunopathology have not been clarified. We generated hapten-induced contact hypersensitivity (CH) of the buccal mucosa (BM) in parallel studies with ear skin (ES) CH, and observed several characteristic findings of BM CH. Read More

Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2017 Jun 26. Epub 2017 Jun 26.

Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Immunoallergology and Respiratory Diseases, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

The exact prevalence of hypersensitivity reactions related to sexual behaviours is not known; however, they heavily impact on the quality of life and of sex life of affected patients. In fact, not only common respiratory and skin allergies, such as asthma, rhinitis, urticaria and atopic dermatitis, but also food and drug allergy have been found to negatively affect the quality of sex life. Allergic diseases impact on the sexual function in both physical and psychological ways, representing one of the main complaints of a considerable proportion of patients. Read More

Dermatitis 2017 Jul/Aug;28(4):288-289

From the Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy.

J Dermatol 2017 May 30. Epub 2017 May 30.

Department of Dermatology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan.

J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2017 Jul 5;362(1):131-145. Epub 2017 May 5.

Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine (P.D.K., J.Z., K.P.), Department of Chemistry (M.B., G.P.T.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio (P.D.K., N.S.P.); Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio (J.K., N.S.P.); and Department of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (N.S.P.)

Modulators of the visual cycle have been developed for treatment of various retinal disorders. These agents were designed to inhibit retinoid isomerase [retinal pigment epithelium-specific 65 kDa protein (RPE65)], the rate-limiting enzyme of the visual cycle, based on the idea that attenuation of visual pigment regeneration could reduce formation of toxic retinal conjugates. Of these agents, certain ones that contain primary amine groups can also reversibly form retinaldehyde Schiff base adducts, which contributes to their retinal protective activity. Read More

J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017 Apr 26. Epub 2017 Apr 26.

Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea; Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea; Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research (CNIR), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon, Korea. Electronic address:

Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis are the 2 most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases. There is an unmet medical need to overcome limitations for transcutaneous drug development posed by the skin barrier.

Objective: We aimed to identify a novel transdermal delivery peptide and to develop a transcutaneously applicable immunomodulatory protein for treating AD and psoriasis. Read More

Eur J Immunol 2017 Jul 23;47(7):1171-1180. Epub 2017 May 23.

Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore.

Allergic contact dermatitis is a primarily T-cell-mediated inflammatory skin disease induced by exposure to small molecular-weight haptens, which covalently bind to proteins. The abundance of cutaneous T cells that recognize CD1a antigen-presenting molecules raises the possibility that MHC-independent antigen presentation may be relevant in some hapten-driven immune responses. Here we examine the ability of contact sensitizers to influence CD1-restricted immunity. Read More

Int J Mol Sci 2017 Mar 30;18(4). Epub 2017 Mar 30.

College of Pharmacy and Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, 194-31 Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro, Osong-eup, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju 361-951, Korea.

Centella asiatica has potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. However, its anti-dermatitic effect has not yet been reported. In this study, we investigated the anti-dermatitic effects of titrated extract of Centella asiatica (TECA) in a phthalic anhydride (PA)-induced atopic dermatitis (AD) animal model as well as in vitro model. Read More

Crit Rev Toxicol 2017 May 22;47(5):415-432. Epub 2017 Mar 22.

a Cosmetics Division, Office of Cosmetics and Colors (OCAC) , Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , MD , USA.

Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reaction induced by repeated contact with sensitizers. The ability of a chemical to act as a sensitizer has most frequently been tested in animals. As the use of animals for these purposes is gradually and globally being phased out, there is a need for reliable in vitro surrogate assays. Read More

Allergol Int 2017 Jul 18;66(3):392-397. Epub 2017 Mar 18.

Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.

Alternatively activated macrophages (M2 macrophages) play key roles in the suppression of Th1 cell responses and the orchestration of tissue repair. However, recent studies have shown that M2 macrophages have potentials to produce high levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α, suggesting that M2 macrophages may exacerbate inflammation in some settings. In this regard, we have recently shown that large numbers of M2 macrophages accumulate in the sites of hapten-induced contact hypersensitivity (CHS), an animal model of allergic contact dermatitis, and that M2 macrophages exacerbate hapten-induced CHS by producing matrix metalloproteinase 12 (MMP12). Read More

Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2017 Mar;17(3):14

IPA Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany.

Purpose Of Review: Allergy to natural rubber latex (NRL) reached epidemic proportions during the nineties and led to intense preventive efforts. The aim of this review was to provide a comprehensive compilation of the current status of occupational NRL allergy.

Recent Findings: Recent advances led to the characterization of 15 NRL allergens and the development of assays for measuring the allergen content of NRL materials and specific IgE antibodies against NRL allergen components. Read More

Int Immunopharmacol 2017 Apr;45:174-179

Department of Pathology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China. Electronic address:

This study aimed to investigate whether mangiferin played a protective role in a well-established dermatitis mouse model and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)-induced RAW264.7 macrophages. Contact dermatitis is an inflammatory skin disease in the clinic, while its underlying mechanism still remains to be elucidated. Read More

J Occup Med Toxicol 2017 10;12. Epub 2017 Feb 10.

Service de dermato-vénéréologie CHRU Morvan, 2 avenue FOCH, Brest Cedex, 29609 France.

Background: Protein contact dermatitis has frequently been reported in case studies (usually in cases involving contact with seafood products), but there are very few descriptive series. The objectives of this present study were firstly to determine the incidence of protein contact dermatitis among fishermen in France and compare it with data from onshore work involving seafood exposure. Second, to discover what factors could explain any differences. Read More

Toxicol Lett 2017 Apr 9;271:1-11. Epub 2017 Feb 9.

Laboratory of Toxicology, DiSFeB, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy. Electronic address:

No standardized in vitro methods to assess potency of skin sensitizers are available. Recently, we standardized a procedure which combines the epidermal equivalent potency assay with assessment of IL-18 to provide a single test for identification and classification of skin sensitizers. This current study aimed to extend tested chemicals, and to provide a simple in vitro method for estimation of the expected sensitization induction level interpolating in vitro EC50 and IL-18 SI2 values to predict LLNA EC3 and/or human NOEL from standards curves generated using reference contact allergens. Read More

Eur J Pharmacol 2017 Mar 3;799:135-142. Epub 2017 Feb 3.

College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Drug Development, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:

Tetradecanol is a straight-chain saturated fatty alcohol purified from Dendropanax morbifera leaves. We found that tetradecanol (30μM) reduced specifically the growth of T cells such as EL-4 T cell and isolated murine CD4(+) T cells. In this study, we investigated the effects of tetradecanol on the regulation of interlukin-2 (IL-2), a potent T cell growth factor. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2017 Jan 31;10(1):51. Epub 2017 Jan 31.

Departament of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil.

Background: Ticks attach to and penetrate their hosts' skin and inactivate multiple components of host responses in order to acquire a blood meal. Infestation loads with the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, are heritable: some breeds carry high loads of reproductively successful ticks, whereas in others, few ticks feed and reproduce efficiently.

Methods: In order to elucidate the mechanisms that result in the different outcomes of infestations with cattle ticks, we examined global gene expression and inflammation induced by tick bites in skins from one resistant and one susceptible breed of cattle that underwent primary infestations with larvae and nymphs of R. Read More

BMC Complement Altern Med 2017 Jan 31;17(1):81. Epub 2017 Jan 31.

Environnement and Health team, Polydisciplinary Faculty of Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Safi, Morocco.

Background: Several chronic inflammatory diseases are characterized by inappropriate CD4+ T cell response. In the present study, we assessed the ability of Capparis spinosa L. (CS) preparation to orientate, in vivo, the immune response mediated by CD4+ T cells towards an anti-inflammatory response. Read More

J Invest Dermatol 2017 02;137(2):274-277

Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.

Various haptens trigger innate immune pathways and/or induce cytotoxicity as a part of sensitization. Adam et al. decipher in vitro the mechanisms by which chromium(VI) induces inflammation, the likely prerequisites for toxicity, sensitization, and allergic contact dermatitis against chromium(VI). Read More

Med Hypotheses 2017 Feb 27;99:53-56. Epub 2016 Dec 27.

Laboratory of Experimental Cutaneous Pain Research, SMI®, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark. Electronic address:

Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a common skin condition caused by a type-IV hypersensitivity reaction. Even though ACD is considered as a T-cell mediated disease, indications exists that peptidergic nerve fibers at the site of allergen exposure and associated with the draining lymph node play a prominent role in both induction and elicitation of ACD. This neuro-immune cross talk seems rely on neuropeptides such as Substance P secreted by nerve fiber terminals. Read More

J Invest Dermatol 2017 May 17;137(5):1082-1093. Epub 2017 Jan 17.

Division of Molecular Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan.

We established a mouse model of contact hypersensitivity (CHS) to hydroquinone (HQ), a widespread chemical in our environment. HQ was painted onto flanks; then, HQ was challenged by painting onto ear pinnas on days 7 and 14. The CHS after the second challenge was markedly greater than that after the first challenge. Read More

Int J Mol Sci 2017 Jan 18;18(1). Epub 2017 Jan 18.

Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) and stress create a vicious cycle: stress exacerbates atopic symptoms, and atopic disease elicits stress and anxiety. Targeting multiple pathways including stress and allergic inflammation is, therefore, important for treating AD. In this study, we investigated the remedial value of Polygala tenuifolia Willd. Read More

Case Rep Dermatol 2016 Sep-Dec;8(3):254-261. Epub 2016 Oct 4.

Medical Department, Difa Cooper, IFC Group, Caronno Pertusella, Italy.

Actinic keratosis (AK) is considered a premalignant form of skin cancer due to chronic sun exposure. In addition, human papilloma virus (HPV) has been advocated a role in the pathogenesis of this clinical condition. HPV proteins (mainly E6 and E7) seem to act synergistically with ultraviolet (UV) radiation in reducing the defensive mechanisms of keratinocyte apoptosis after UV damage. Read More

Chem Res Toxicol 2017 01 30;30(1):315-331. Epub 2016 Nov 30.

Biosciences, Givaudan Schweiz AG , Ueberlandstrasse 138, CH-8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland.

The publication by the OECD of the adverse outcome pathway (AOP) for skin sensitization has accelerated the development and validation of mechanistic tests and testing strategies to assess the potential of new molecules to trigger skin allergies. The molecular initiating event (MIE) in the AOP is reaction with skin peptides/proteins. It is followed by a number of cellular events. Read More

PLoS One 2017 12;12(1):e0169397. Epub 2017 Jan 12.

Harvard Skin Disease Research Center, Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.

The role of mouse dermal γδ T cells in inflammatory skin disorders and host defense has been studied extensively. It is known that dendritic epidermal T cells (DETC) have a monomorphic γδ T cell receptor (TCR) and reside in murine epidermis from birth. We asked if dermal γδ cells freely re-circulated out of skin, or behaved more like dermal resident memory T cells (TRM) in mice. Read More

Chem Res Toxicol 2017 Feb 12;30(2):625-634. Epub 2017 Jan 12.

Department of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Rostock , 18051 Rostock, Germany.

Benzanthrone (BA), an oxidized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), has been found to be a potential health threat to occupational workers involved in dye manufacturing factories. It has been observed that occupational workers become exposed to BA either during manufacturing, pulverization, or storage and developed various kinds of skin diseases like contact dermatitis, itching, erythema, roughness, and foremost, hyperpigmentation. It has been shown that some environmental organic pollutants (POPs) like dioxins, furans, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may act as ligands for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and regulate hyperpigmentation. Read More

Eur J Dermatol 2016 Dec;26(6):523-530

Department of Occupational Diseases, Paris University Hospital, Centre Hôtel-Dieu, AP-HP 1, Parvis Notre-Dame, 75004 Paris, France.

Natural rubber latex (NRL) and rubber accelerators are well-known causes of occupational skin diseases. The latest epidemiological data on rubber allergy show that rubber additives are still among the allergens most strongly associated with occupational contact dermatitis, however, a decrease in NRL allergy has been confirmed. A review of recent publications on rubber allergens based on the Pubmed database is presented. Read More

J Ethnopharmacol 2017 Jan 20;195:298-308. Epub 2016 Nov 20.

Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, PO Box 19031, CEP 81530-900 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Electronic address:

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: 3β,6β,16β-Trihydroxylup-20(29)-ene (TTHL) is a triterpene isolated from the flowers of Combretum leprosum, a plant used in folk medicine in the north of Brazil for the treatment of skin disorders.

Aim Of The Study: In the present study, TTHL was evaluated as a potential topical anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative agent through in vivo and in vitro models.

Material And Methods: Anti-inflammmatory and anti-proliferative effects of TTHL were assessed using Swiss mice in acute and chronic models of skin inflammation induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-acetate (TPA) application. Read More

J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2017 Mar 23;31(3). Epub 2016 Nov 23.

Teaching & Research Section of Nuclear Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, People's Republic of China.

The skin-associated chemokine CCL27 and its receptor CCR10 mediate the immune response of skin-homing T cells. The CCL27 secreted from keratinocytes was reportedly involved in inflammatory skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, and psoriasis. However, whether ionizing radiation increases the levels of CCL27 secretion still remains unclear. Read More

Food Chem Toxicol 2017 Jan 18;99:60-69. Epub 2016 Nov 18.

Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China. Electronic address:

Diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP) is extensively used as an environmentally friendly plasticizer. However, little is known about the adverse effects and the underlying mechanisms of DIDP exposure on immunological diseases. We aimed to determine the role and mechanisms of DIDP exposure in allergic contact dermatitis-like skin lesions. Read More

Pflugers Arch 2017 Jan 16;469(1):3-14. Epub 2016 Nov 16.

Department of Dermatology and Venerology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.

Inflammation of the skin is found after various external stimuli, e.g., UV radiation, allergen uptake, microbial challenge, or contact with irritants, as well as due to intrinsic, not always well-defined, stimuli, e. Read More

Eur J Pharmacol 2017 Jan 12;794:20-26. Epub 2016 Nov 12.

Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, NC, USA. Electronic address:

The janus kinase-inhibitor oclacitinib is licensed for the control of pruritus associated with allergic skin diseases in dogs. Strikingly, it has been clinically reported that abrupt withdrawal of oclacitinib leads to a rebound pruritus in dogs. Therefore, the primary objective of this study was to mimic the rebound phenomenon of oclacitinib using a chronic pruritic mouse model of allergic contact dermatitis. Read More

Clin Ter 2016 Sep-Oct;167(5):e112-e116

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Inflammation of the skin is the pathological base of contact dermatitis (CD), and cytokines are very important in its pathogenesis. Recently it has been shown that interferon (IFN)-γ, and the IFN-γ dependent chemokines, monokine induced by IFN-γ (MIG), IFN-γ-induced protein 10 (IP-10), and IFN-inducible T cell alpha chemoattractant (I-TAC), play an important role in CD. Allergic CD (ACD) is a T-cell-mediated disease in which expression of a distinct repertoire of chemokines results in the recruitment of effector T cells into the skin. Read More

An Bras Dermatol 2016 Sep-Oct;91(5):566-578

Universidade de São Paulo (USP) - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Inflammasomes are intracellular multiprotein complexes that comprise part of the innate immune response. Since their definition, inflammasome disorders have been linked to an increasing number of diseases. Autoinflammatory diseases refer to disorders in which local factors lead to the activation of innate immune cells, causing tissue damage when in the absence of autoantigens and autoantibodies. Read More

J Clin Invest 2016 Dec 7;126(12):4497-4515. Epub 2016 Nov 7.

Epidermal keratinocytes form a structural and immune barrier that is essential for skin homeostasis. However, the mechanisms that regulate epidermal barrier function are incompletely understood. Here we have found that keratinocyte-specific deletion of the gene encoding RAB guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1 (RABGEF1, also known as RABEX-5) severely impairs epidermal barrier function in mice and induces an allergic cutaneous and systemic phenotype. Read More

Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2016 Dec 3;313:170-179. Epub 2016 Nov 3.

German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Department of Chemical and Product Safety, Berlin, Germany.

Allergic contact dermatitis is a widespread disease with high clinical relevance affecting approximately 20% of the general population. Typically, contact allergens are low molecular weight electrophilic compounds which can activate the Keap1/Nrf2 pathway. We performed a proteomics study to reveal possible biomarkers for dendritic cell (DC) activation by contact allergens and to further elucidate the role of Keap1/Nrf2 signaling in this process. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2016 Nov 4;9(1):570. Epub 2016 Nov 4.

Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.

Background: Psoroptic mange is a chronic, refractory, contagious and infectious disease mainly caused by the mange mite Psoroptes ovis, which can infect horses, sheep, buffaloes, rabbits, other domestic animals, deer, wild camels, foxes, minks, lemurs, alpacas, elks and other wild animals. Features of the disease include intense pruritus and dermatitis, depilation and hyperkeratosis, which ultimately result in emaciation or death caused by secondary bacterial infections. The infestation is usually transmitted by close contact between animals. Read More

Int J Pharm 2016 Dec 19;515(1-2):384-389. Epub 2016 Oct 19.

Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacy institutes, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; FDE (EA4267), university of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France.

Recently, a selective preferential accumulation of polymeric nanoparticles (in the size range around 100nm) has been observed in the follicular system of dermatitis skin. The present investigation aimed at clearly investigating the effect of irritant contact dermatitis on the barrier permeability for colloidal systems below this size range, namely quantum dots and hydrophilic macromolecules. Irritant dermatitis was induced in mice and the penetrability of quantum dots (5nm) and hydrophilic dextran molecules has been tracked in both healthy and inflamed skin using confocal laser scanning microscopy. Read More

J Exp Med 2016 Oct 26;213(11):2249-2257. Epub 2016 Sep 26.

Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Program in Immunology, Stanford Cancer Institute and Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305

A tissue-resident population of natural killer cells (NK cells) in the liver has recently been described to have the unique capacity to confer immunological memory in the form of hapten-specific contact hypersensitivity independent of T and B cells. Factors regulating the development and maintenance of these liver-resident NK cells are poorly understood. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a transcription factor modulated by exogenous and endogenous ligands that is important in the homeostasis of immune cells at barrier sites, such as the skin and gut. Read More

J Immunol 2016 Dec 2;197(11):4240-4246. Epub 2016 Nov 2.

Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, D-10405 Berlin, Germany

Allergic contact dermatitis is a chronic T cell-driven inflammatory skin disease that is caused by repeated exposure to contact allergens. Based on murine studies of acute contact hypersensitivity, mast cells (MCs) are believed to play a role in its pathogenesis. The role of MCs in chronic allergic contact dermatitis has not been investigated, in part because of the lack of murine models for chronic contact hypersensitivity. Read More

Am J Dermatopathol 2016 Oct 31. Epub 2016 Oct 31.

*Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and †Department of Dermatology, William S. Middleton VA Medical Center, Madison, WI.

Prolonged survival of lesional T cells plays a central role in the pathogenesis of T-cell-mediated dermatoses. We have recently shown that the ubiquitin ligase c-CBL is highly expressed in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) and that its knockdown increases activation-induced cell death, a key pathway for T-cell apoptosis. Here, we extend our work on c-CBL expression in malignant T cells to their nonneoplastic counterparts in benign inflammatory dermatoses. Read More

Altern Lab Anim 2016 Oct;44(5):453-460

Laboratory of Mathematical Chemistry (LMC), As. Zlatarov University, Bourgas, Bulgaria.

This article outlines the work of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that led to being jointly awarded the 2015 Lush Black Box Prize. The award-winning work centred on the development of 'The Adverse Outcome Pathway for Skin Sensitisation Initiated by Covalent Binding to Proteins'. This Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) has provided the mechanistic basis for the integration of skin sensitisation-related information. Read More

Altern Lab Anim 2016 Oct;44(5):437-442

The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Over the past 20 years or more, investigators have been developing non-animal test methods for use in assessing the skin sensitisation potential of chemicals. In parallel with this effort, the key biological events of skin sensitisation have been well-characterised in an Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) proposed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The key molecular initiating event of this AOP is haptenation or covalent modification of epidermal proteins. Read More