Observational studyFrontiers in immunology2022
IL-13 Genetic Susceptibility to Bullous Pemphigoid: A Potential Target for Treatment and a Prognostic Marker.
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- A case of juvenile pemphigus vulgaris effectively treated with dupilumab.JAAD case reports · 2026Article
- Interleukin-13 in immunohistochemistry: implications for Grover disease, morphea, and immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced bullous pemphigoid.Archives of dermatological research · 2025Article
- Associated factors related to production of autoantibodies and dermo-epidermal separation in bullous pemphigoid.Archives of dermatological research · 2025Review
- Dupilumab in patients with bullous pemphigoid and concomitant atopy.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Recent advances in the genetics and innate immune cells of bullous pemphigoid.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Comment on:Molecular biology research communications · 2025Article
- JAK-STAT pathway, type I/II cytokines, and new potential therapeutic strategy for autoimmune bullous diseases: update on pemphigus vulgaris and bullous pemphigoid.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Systemic Implications of Bullous Pemphigoid: Bridging Dermatology and Internal Medicine.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Single-cell transcriptomics analysis of bullous pemphigoid unveils immune-stromal crosstalk in type 2 inflammatory disease.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Successful Treatment of Psoriasis Combined with Bullous Pemphigoid with Dupilumab: A Case Report.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2023Article
- Study of cytokine-induced immunity in bullous pemphigoid: recent developments.Annals of medicine · 2023Review
- An Unusual TEN-Like Presentation of Juvenile Bullous Pemphigoid: A Diagnostic Challenge.Case reports in dermatological medicine · 2022Article
- Case Report: Bullous Pemphigoid Associated With Morphea and Lichen Sclerosus: Coincidental Diseases or Pathogenetic Association?Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Background: Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a senile chronic autoimmune bullous skin disease with a high relapse rate, which significantly impairs patients' quality of life and contributes to disease mortality. This observational case-control study explores the gene polymorphisms of cytokines and their clinical significance in Chinese patients with BP. Methods: IL-1α (rs1800587), IL-1β (rs16944, rs1143627, rs1143634), IL-4 (rs2243250), IL-6 (rs1800795), IL-10 (rs1800896, rs1800871, rs1800872), IL-13 (rs1800925, rs20541), TNF-α (rs1799964, rs1800630, rs1799724, rs361525), IFN-γ (rs1799964, rs1800630, rs361525, rs1800629, rs4248160, rs1800750), and TGF-β1 (rs2317130, rs1800469, rs4803457) genes were genotyped in the healthy controls and BP patients, respectively. Expression of these cytokines in serum was measured. Medical profiles of patients, including baseline characteristics and prognosis, were statistically analyzed. Results: We found that IL-1 β and IL-13 concentrations were higher in the BP patients' sera compared to those in the controls. For IL-13, significant differences were found in the nucleotide ratio/genotype/haploid frequency/haplotype, respectively. IL-13 (rs20541, rs1800925) is related to gender, and the IL-13 genotype was significantly associated with recurrence. Conclusions: BP is associated with IL-13 gene polymorphism and IL-13 concentration is elevated in blood circulation in patients with BP. Our results support that IL-13 is relevant in the pathogenesis of BP, suggesting that IL-13 could potentially represent a promising target for BP therapy and a prognostic marker.
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