TGFβ1, an epidermal controller of skin dendritic cell homeostasis.

Akihiko Kitoh, Takashi Nomura, Kenji Kabashima

Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.

The Journal of investigative dermatology 2013 Jan

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Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGFβ1) is generally regarded as an anti-inflammatory cytokine. However, previous studies suggest that TGFβ1 can promote immune responses under certain conditions. In this issue, Mohammed et al. report that epidermal keratinocyte-derived TGFβ1 alone can alter homeostasis of multiple cutaneous dendritic cell (DC) subsets, which may enhance skin inflammation. These findings may provide a better understanding of the pathogenesis of inflammatory skin disorders such as psoriasis, although how keratinocyte-derived TGFβ1 regulates cutaneous DCs under physiological and inflammatory conditions should be further addressed.

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Akihiko Kitoh, Takashi Nomura, Kenji Kabashima. TGFβ1, an epidermal controller of skin dendritic cell homeostasis. The Journal of investigative dermatology. 2013 Jan;133(1):9-11