2021
Chronic UV radiation–induced RORγt+ IL-22–producing lymphoid cells are associated with mutant KC clonal expansion
Lewis JM, Monico PF, Mirza FN, Xu S, Yumeen S, Turban JL, Galan A, Girardi M. Chronic UV radiation–induced RORγt+ IL-22–producing lymphoid cells are associated with mutant KC clonal expansion. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2016963118. PMID: 34504008, PMCID: PMC8449378, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2016963118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic UV exposureLangerhans cellsIL-22Cutaneous carcinogenesisCutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) developmentChronic ultraviolet radiation exposureSquamous cell carcinoma developmentClonal expansionEpidermal Langerhans cellsToll-like receptorsSkin cancer preventionGreatest risk factorDouble-deficient miceUltraviolet radiation exposureKey immune componentsImmune shiftKC growthIL-17ARisk factorsCancer preventionT cellsImmune responseCarcinoma developmentIntracellular CD3Immune components
2014
Mechanisms of Chemical Cooperative Carcinogenesis by Epidermal Langerhans Cells
Lewis JM, Bürgler CD, Fraser JA, Liao H, Golubets K, Kucher CL, Zhao PY, Filler RB, Tigelaar RE, Girardi M. Mechanisms of Chemical Cooperative Carcinogenesis by Epidermal Langerhans Cells. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2014, 135: 1405-1414. PMID: 25233073, PMCID: PMC4364923, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2014.411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaLC-deficient miceLangerhans cellsPresence of LCCutaneous squamous cell carcinomaEpidermal Langerhans cellsMyeloid-derived cellsEnzyme CYP1B1Infundibular keratinocytesDendritic cellsCell carcinomaInvasive malignancyCutaneous carcinogenesisCarcinogenesis roleTobacco smokeLC precursorsMalignant transformationTumor progressionMetastatic potentialTumor susceptibilityMiceChemical carcinogenesisCarcinogenesisNeoplastic transformationLC expression