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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Altered Th17/Treg balance and therapeutic targeting of RORγ in primary focal hyperhidrosis.

Min Lin, Jianbo Lin, Quan Du, Yuanrong Tu, Jianfeng Chen

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Min Lin *Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Jianbo Lin *Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Quan DuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Yuanrong TuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Jianfeng ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

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Abstract

Background: Primary focal hyperhidrosis (PFH) significantly impacts patients' physical and mental health, yet its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Methods: This study involved 80 healthy controls and 60 patients each with primary palmar (PPH), craniofacial (PCH), or axillary hyperhidrosis (PAH). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were analyzed via flow cytometry to assess Th17 and Treg cell populations. Cytokine levels were measured in patient serum using ELISA, while sweat gland tissue from PAH patients underwent gene expression analysis. A pilocarpine-induced mouse model of hyperhidrosis was used to test SR2211, a RORγ inverse agonist. Results: PFH patients exhibited a disrupted Th17/Treg balance, with increased Th17 and decreased Treg cells across all subtypes compared to controls. Elevated IL-17 and IL-6 and reduced IL-10 and TGF-β1 levels were observed in PFH serum. Sweat glands showed increased Discussion: PFH is associated with a Th17/Treg immune imbalance. SR2211 alleviated hyperhidrosis and Th17-related inflammation in mice, highlighting the potential of targeting the RORγ-Th17 axis as a therapeutic strategy for PFH.

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HyperhidrosisNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3Th17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAdultAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMaleMiceMiddle AgedSweat GlandsYoung AdultCytokinesNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3RORC protein, humanimmune imbalanceprimary focal hyperhidrosis (PFH)RORγTh17 cellTreg cell

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PMCPMC12575253

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