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ReviewGenes and immunity2021

Mechanisms of microbe-immune system dialogue within the skin.

Nonhlanhla Lunjani, Sinead Ahearn-Ford, Felix S Dube, Carol Hlela, Liam O'Mahony

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Review in Genes and immunity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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59 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nonhlanhla LunjaniDepartment of Dermatology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Sinead Ahearn-FordAPC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Felix S DubeDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Carol HlelaDepartment of Dermatology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Liam O'MahonyAPC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. liam.omahony@ucc.ie.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4705-3583

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prevalence and severity of dermatological conditions such as atopic dermatitis have increased dramatically during recent decades. Many of the factors associated with an altered risk of developing inflammatory skin disorders have also been shown to alter the composition and diversity of non-pathogenic microbial communities that inhabit the human host. While the most densely microbial populated organ is the gut, culture and non-culture-based technologies have revealed a dynamic community of bacteria, fungi, viruses and mites that exist on healthy human skin, which change during disease. In this review, we highlight some of the recent findings on the mechanisms through which microbes interact with each other on the skin and the signalling systems that mediate communication between the immune system and skin-associated microbes. In addition, we summarize the ongoing clinical studies that are targeting the microbiome in patients with skin disorders. While significant efforts are still required to decipher the mechanisms underpinning host-microbe communication relevant to skin health, it is likely that disease-related microbial communities, or Dermatypes, will help identify personalized treatments and appropriate microbial reconstitution strategies.

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Dermatitis, AtopicMicrobiotaBacteriaHumansImmune SystemSkin

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PMID33993202
PMCPMC8497273

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