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
IL-9 Regulates Allergen-Specific Th1 Responses in Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Liu J, Harberts E, Tammaro A, Girardi N, Filler RB, Fishelevich R, Temann A, Licona-Limón P, Girardi M, Flavell RA, Gaspari AA. IL-9 Regulates Allergen-Specific Th1 Responses in Allergic Contact Dermatitis. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2014, 134: 1903-1911. PMID: 24487305, PMCID: PMC4303591, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2014.61.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic contact dermatitisIL-9 productionIL-9IL-4Contact dermatitisAllergen-specific Th1 responsesHuman allergic contact dermatitisPositive patch test sitesPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsCytokine IL-9Non-atopic patientsContact hypersensitivity modelIFN-γ productionIL-4 secretionBlood mononuclear cellsNickel-allergic patientsLymphocyte immune responseSkin biopsy specimensWild-type micePatch test sitesTh9 lymphocytesAllergic asthmaIL-17ATh1 responseCytokines IFN