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Observational studyScientific reports2020

Claudin-1 decrease impacts epidermal barrier function in atopic dermatitis lesions dose-dependently.

Sophia Bergmann, Barbara von Buenau, Sabine Vidal-Y-Sy, Marek Haftek, Ewa Wladykowski, Pia Houdek, Susanne Lezius, Hélène Duplan, Katja Bäsler, Stephan Dähnhardt-Pfeiffer and 6 more

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Observational study in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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69citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

69 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 127 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Sophia BergmannDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Barbara von BuenauDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Sabine Vidal-Y-SyDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Marek HaftekCNRS UMR5305 LBTI and University Lyon1, Lyon, France.
Ewa WladykowskiDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Pia HoudekDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Susanne LeziusInstitute for Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Hélène DuplanPierre Fabre Dermocosmétique, Pierre Fabre Research and Development Center Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Katja BäslerDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Stephan Dähnhardt-PfeifferMicroscopy Services Dähnhardt GmbH, Flintbek, Germany.
Christian GorzelannyDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Stefan W SchneiderDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Elke RodriguezDepartment of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergy, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Dora StölzlDepartment of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergy, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Stephan WeidingerDepartment of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergy, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Johanna M BrandnerDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. brandner@uke.de.
Universität Hamburg · DEUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · DEUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · DEPierre Fabre (France) · FRUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · FRUniversity of Lübeck · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transmembrane protein claudin-1 is a major component of epidermal tight junctions (TJs), which create a dynamic paracellular barrier in the epidermis. Claudin-1 downregulation has been linked to atopic dermatitis (AD) pathogenesis but variable levels of claudin-1 have also been observed in healthy skin. To elucidate the impact of different levels of claudin-1 in healthy and diseased skin we determined claudin-1 levels in AD patients and controls and correlated them to TJ and skin barrier function. We observed a strikingly broad range of claudin-1 levels with stable TJ and overall skin barrier function in healthy and non-lesional skin. However, a significant decrease in TJ barrier function was detected in lesional AD skin where claudin-1 levels were further reduced. Investigations on reconstructed human epidermis expressing different levels of claudin-1 revealed that claudin-1 levels correlated with inside-out and outside-in barrier function, with a higher coherence for smaller molecular tracers. Claudin-1 decrease induced keratinocyte-autonomous IL-1β expression and fostered inflammatory epidermal responses to non-pathogenic Staphylococci. In conclusion, claudin-1 decrease beyond a threshold level results in TJ and epidermal barrier function impairment and induces inflammation in human epidermis. Increasing claudin-1 levels might improve barrier function and decrease inflammation and therefore be a target for AD treatment.

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AdultBiopsyCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedClaudin-1Dermatitis, AtopicDown-RegulationEpidermisFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesHealthy VolunteersHumansInterleukin-1betaKeratinocytesMaleMiddle AgedClaudin-1CLDN1 protein, humanIL1B protein, humanInterleukin-1beta

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PMID32029783
PMCPMC7004991
OpenAlexW3005204175

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