November 2025 in “PLoS ONE” Nucleic acids trigger chemokine production in skin cells, affecting skin inflammation.
January 2025 in “Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)” This study investigates the role of nucleic acids in inducing chemokine expression in human keratinocytes, which is relevant to skin diseases like psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, and alopecia areata. The research found that cytoplasmic nucleic acids significantly induce the expression of chemokines such as CCL2, CXCL10, and CX3CL1 through NF-κB activation. However, the specific pattern recognition receptors involved remain unidentified. Additionally, no alternative splicing of these chemokines was observed, indicating that other mechanisms may regulate chemokine activity in keratinocytes.
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September 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Targeting MIG and MCP-1 may help treat inflammation in alopecia areata.
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December 2020 in “Frontiers in Immunology” The immune processes causing VKH and vitiligo are similar in dogs and humans.
April 2018 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A high-fat diet worsens neutrophilic folliculitis by increasing certain chemokines.