New Insights into the Pathogenesis of Vitiligo: Imbalance of Epidermal Cytokines at Sites of Lesions

Vitiligo is a skin disease that is caused by selective destruction of melanocytes and is characterized by white spots. Melanocytes and keratinocytes seem to exhibit a functional close relationship, mediated at least in part by keratinocyte‐derived cytokines, which seem important for survival and act...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pigment cell research 2002-04, Vol.15 (2), p.87-92
Hauptverfasser:	Moretti, Silvia, Spallanzani, Adelina, Amato, Lauretta, Hautmann, Giuseppe, Gallerani, Isabella, Fabiani, Massimo, Fabbri, Paolo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Case-Control Studies Cytokines - biosynthesis Cytokines - metabolism Epidermal microenvironment Female Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 - metabolism Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor - metabolism Humans Interleukin-6 - metabolism Keratinocytes Keratinocytes - metabolism Male Melanocytes Melanocytes - metabolism Middle Aged Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit - metabolism Skin - metabolism Skin - pathology Stem Cell Factor - metabolism Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - metabolism Vitiligo - etiology Vitiligo - metabolism
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