Vitiligo: a review

C Bergqvist, K Ezzedine - Dermatology, 2020 - karger.com
Vitiligo, a common depigmenting skin disorder, has an estimated prevalence of 0.5–2% of
the population worldwide. The disease is characterized by the selective loss of melanocytes …

Not-so-opposite ends of the spectrum: CD8+ T cell dysfunction across chronic infection, cancer and autoimmunity

JL Collier, SA Weiss, KE Pauken, DR Sen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
CD8+ T cells are critical mediators of cytotoxic effector function in infection, cancer and
autoimmunity. In cancer and chronic viral infection, CD8+ T cells undergo a progressive loss …

[HTML][HTML] Janus kinase inhibitors in the treatment of vitiligo: a review

F Qi, F Liu, L Gao - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Vitiligo is a multifactorial reversible skin disorder characterized by distinct white patches that
result from melanocyte destruction. Activated CXCR3+ CD8+ T cells promote melanocyte …

Mechanisms of melanocyte death in vitiligo

J Chen, S Li, C Li - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Vitiligo is an autoimmune depigment disease results from extensive melanocytes
destruction. The destruction of melanocyte is thought to be of multifactorial causation …

Vitiligo: a focus on pathogenesis and its therapeutic implications

C Bergqvist, K Ezzedine - The Journal of dermatology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Vitiligo is the most common depigmenting disorder affecting 0.1%–2% of the population
worldwide. The characteristic white patches result from the selective loss of melanocytes …

Vitiligo: mechanisms of pathogenesis and treatment

ML Frisoli, K Essien, JE Harris - Annual review of immunology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease of the skin that targets pigment-producing melanocytes
and results in patches of depigmentation that are visible as white spots. Recent research …

Persistence of mature dendritic cells, TH2A, and Tc2 cells characterize clinically resolved atopic dermatitis under IL-4Rα blockade

C Bangert, K Rindler, T Krausgruber, N Alkon… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Therapeutic options for autoimmune diseases typically consist of broad and targeted
immunosuppressive agents. However, sustained clinical benefit is rarely achieved, as the …

Antibody blockade of IL-15 signaling has the potential to durably reverse vitiligo

JM Richmond, JP Strassner, L Zapata Jr… - Science Translational …, 2018 - science.org
Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease of the skin mediated by CD8+ T cells that kill melanocytes
and create white spots. Skin lesions in vitiligo frequently return after discontinuing …

[HTML][HTML] The role of CXCR3 and its chemokine ligands in skin disease and cancer

PT Kuo, Z Zeng, N Salim, S Mattarollo, JW Wells… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Chemokines and their receptors play an important role in the recruitment, activation and
differentiation of immune cells. The chemokine receptor, CXCR3, and its ligands, CXCL9 …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiology of skin resident memory T cells

Y Tokura, P Phadungsaksawasdi, K Kurihara… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Tissue resident memory T (T RM) cells reside in peripheral, non-lymphoid tissues such as
the skin, where they act as alarm-sensor cells or cytotoxic cells. Physiologically, skin T RM …