Evidence map›Paper›PMID 15982317›Full record

ArticleThe Journal of investigative dermatology2005

Ultraviolet-B recruits mannose-binding lectin into skin from non-cutaneous sources.

Michele L Lokitz, Wei Zhang, Muhammad Bashir, Kathleen E Sullivan, Gina Ang, Eun Ji Kwon, Julie H Lin, Victoria P Werth

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Article in The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michele L LokitzDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Wei Zhang
Muhammad Bashir
Kathleen E Sullivan
Gina Ang
Eun Ji Kwon
Julie H Lin
Victoria P Werth
University of Pennsylvania · USChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia · US

Funding

PATIENT-ORIENTED RESEARCH IN SKIN AUTOMMUNE DISEASEK24AR002207 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI WERTH, VICTORIA P · 2001 to 2012
$1.3M
NIAMS NIH HHS K24 AR002207NIAMS NIH HHS K24-AR-02207
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is an integral part of the innate immune system and functions as an opsonin by binding to pathogens and certain apoptotic cells to promote their uptake by phagocytes. We recently identified an association of low-producing MBL polymorphisms with adult dermatomyositis (DM). Our model is that MBL deficiency leads to a defect in the clearance of apoptotic debris in the skin, thereby predisposing to photosensitive autoimmune disease. In this study, we sought to determine whether MBL binds within the epidermis, and to determine its source, and potential function of this binding. We demonstrated that the MBL is present in irradiated, but not in non-irradiated skin, and in irradiated skin it is bound to apoptotic keratinocytes (KC). We found that MBL is not made by KC, showing indirectly that it comes from an exogenous source, despite the fact that other complement components are made by KC and upregulated by ultraviolet irradiation. Finally, we demonstrated that non-KC-derived MBL bound to apoptotic KC in vitro and increased the uptake of these cells by dendritic cells. We hypothesize that MBL may facilitate non-inflammatory clearance of apoptotic debris in patients with photosensitive forms of DM.

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Ultraviolet RaysAdultApoptosisCell Culture TechniquesHumansImmunohistochemistryKeratinocytesMannose-Binding LectinReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSkinUp-RegulationMannose-Binding Lectin

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PMID15982317
PMCPMC11016314
OpenAlexW2074839408

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