Review
Allergy
Sander Vandeweege, Britt Debaene, Hilde Lapeere, Hans Verstraelen
Summary: This study reviewed the literature on vulvar allergic contact dermatitis (vACD) and irritative contact dermatitis (vICD), providing a comprehensive reference list of potential vulvar allergens and irritants, and emphasizing the importance of patch testing for identifying causal allergens. Multiple allergens were identified, but not all positive reactions were relevant to the disease. Additional testing methods and late readings should be considered in standard practice. Limited information was found on irritants, highlighting the need for further research.
CONTACT DERMATITIS
(2023)
Review
Allergy
Andrew W. Liu, Jacob E. Gillis, Tina L. Sumpter, Daniel H. Kaplan
Summary: The skin is populated by various immune cells and sensory neurons, and the interaction between the nervous and immune systems plays a crucial role in inflammatory skin diseases. Neurotransmitters secreted by nerve terminals mediate immune cell function, while immune factors derived from immune cells interact with neurons to induce itching. This review explores the effector functions of neurons on skin immune cells in mouse models of atopic and contact dermatitis, and discusses the contribution of specific neuronal subsets and immune factors to itch induction and inflammation. The findings also shed light on treatment strategies and the relationship between scratching and dermatitis.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Allergy
Anne Birgitte Simonsen, Jojo Biel-Nielsen Dietz, Jeanne Duus Johansen
Summary: This study aimed to explore the epidemiology, aetiology and severity of hand eczema (HE) among Danish adolescents. The study found a high prevalence of HE among Danish adolescents, raising concerns about this significant clinical problem.
CONTACT DERMATITIS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yankun Ju, Miao Luo, Ting Yan, Zhengfan Zhou, Man Zhang, Zhongqiu Zhao, Xinqiao Liu, Zhinan Mei, Hui Xiong
Summary: The present study aimed to investigate the antipruritic effect and molecular mechanisms of the traditional Chinese medicine Ke-teng-zi on allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). The results showed that Ke-teng-zi alleviated itch and skin inflammation in ACD mice through desensitization of TRPA1 channels and down-regulation of intracellular MAPK and JAK/STAT3 signaling pathways. This study suggests that Ke-teng-zi has the potential to be a drug for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases such as ACD.
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Marta Tramontana, Katharina Hansel, Leonardo Bianchi, Chiara Sensini, Nicolo Malatesta, Luca Stingeni
Summary: Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a common inflammatory skin disease with a high impact on quality of life. It is triggered by contact with an allergen in previously sensitized individuals. Symptoms include eczematous dermatitis, erythema, edema, vesicles, scaling, and intense itch. Occupational and non-occupational exposure to allergens is common, and patch testing is required for diagnosis. Nickel, fragrance mix, isothiazolinones, and para-phenylenediamine are commonly positive allergens. Treatment involves avoiding contact with the allergen and using corticosteroid therapy.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Dermatology
Jonathan Silverberg, Erin M. Warshaw, Amber R. Atwater, Howard Maibach, Kathryn A. Zug, Margo J. Reeder, Denis Sasseville, James S. Taylor, Joseph F. Fowler, Melanie D. Pratt, Anthony F. Fransway, Matthew J. Zirwas, Donald Belsito, James G. Marks, Vincent A. DeLeo, Joel G. DeKoven
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed data from a large number of patients with hand eczema (HE), and found that HE was associated with higher proportions of positive patch tests, with a heterogeneous profile of allergens.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Allergy
Anne B. Simonsen, Iben F. Ruge, Anna S. Quaade, Jeanne D. Johansen, Jacob P. Thyssen, Claus Zachariae
Summary: After implementing more intensive hand hygiene measures in Danish daycare centers, a high proportion of young children rapidly developed hand eczema. Prophylactic skin care could have potentially prevented some children from developing hand eczema.
CONTACT DERMATITIS
(2021)
Article
Dermatology
Holly Neale, Anna Cristina Garza-Mayers, Idy Tam, JiaDe Yu
Summary: ACD is a delayed hypersensitivity skin reaction to environmental allergens that affects children and adults similarly. However, pediatric patch testing for ACD is less common due to challenges such as smaller surface area for testing and difficulty in cooperation, particularly with younger children. Clinical suspicion guided by patient presentation and history is key in diagnosing ACD in children.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Allergy
Morgan Nguyen, Slaton Case, Nina Botto, Walter Liszewski
Summary: This study identified discussions about allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) across various social media platforms, including content created by patients, physicians, professional organizations, and companies. Instagram had the most content, while Facebook had patient support groups. However, YouTube videos presented poor quality medical information.
CONTACT DERMATITIS
(2022)
Article
Allergy
Jacob P. Thyssen, Marie L. A. Schuttelaar, Jose H. Alfonso, Klaus E. Andersen, Irena Angelova-Fischer, Bernd W. M. Arents, Andrea Bauer, Richard Brans, Alicia Cannavo, Wianda A. Christoffers, Marie-Noelle Crepy, Peter Elsner, Manige Fartasch, Francesca Larese Filon, Ana M. Gimenez-Arnau, Margarida Goncalo, Maria G. Guzman-Perera, Carsten R. Hamann, Wolfram Hoetzenecker, Jeanne Duus Johansen, Swen M. John, Amalia C. M. Kunkeler, Suzana Ljubojevic Hadzavdic, Sonja Molin, Rosemary Nixon, Jart A. F. Oosterhaven, Thomas Rustemeyer, Esther Serra-Baldrich, Mili Shah, Dagmar Simon, Christoph Skudlik, Radoslaw Spiewak, Skaidra Valiukeviciene, Angelique N. Voorberg, Elke Weisshaar, Tove Agner
Summary: Hand eczema is a common inflammatory skin disorder. This article aims to update the European Society of Contact Dermatitis guideline on the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of hand eczema. Consensus was reached for several statements and management strategies through analysis of evidence for therapeutic and preventive interventions using a structured method of developing consensus. The updated guideline should improve the management of hand eczema.
CONTACT DERMATITIS
(2022)
Article
Allergy
Emi Ono, Vanina Lenief, Marine-Alexia Lefevre, Roxane Cuzin, Aurelie Guironnet-Paquet, Amandine Mosnier, Audrey Nosbaum, Jean-Francois Nicolas, Marc Vocanson
Summary: Research has found that corticosteroid drugs are effective in treating inflammation in allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), but they do not prevent the formation and expansion of tissue-resident memory T cells (T-RM), which may limit the induction of lasting tolerance in patients with chronic dermatitis.
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Kong Yen Liew, Nurain Irdayani Kamise, Hui Ming Ong, Poi Yi Aw Yong, Fahmida Islam, Ji Wei Tan, Chau Ling Tham
Summary: Allergic diseases are a global health burden, and the current available medications have side effects, poor perceived effectiveness, and high cost. Propolis, a natural herbal medicine with antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer properties, has the potential to be a prophylactic or therapeutic option for allergic diseases. Preclinical studies have shown that propolis extracts have therapeutic effects on allergic inflammation, asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and food allergy by inhibiting mast cell and basophil activation. Clinically, propolis consumption as a supplement or adjunct therapy is safe and attenuates pathological conditions in asthma. Flavonoids and cinnamic acid derivatives in propolis contribute to its anti-allergic activities, but their presence varies in different propolis samples. Future studies should focus on the relationship between propolis's anti-allergic activity and its chemical contents.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Dermatology
Alix Danoy, Howard Maibach
Summary: The study found enantiospecificity in allergic reactions to certain chemicals, and proposed a link between one chemical and chronic actinic dermatitis. However, there was no clear evidence of enantio-stereospecificity in inducing allergic reactions. Future research combining modern analytical chemistry and new immunological knowledge is needed to gain clearer insights into the mechanism of allergens.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zheng Liu, Zhan Fan, Jinxin Liu, Jialu Wang, Mengli Xu, Xinlin Li, Yilun Xu, Yafang Lu, Chenlu Han, Zhihong Zhang
Summary: An immunomodulatory approach based on lipid nanoparticles carrying alpha-helical configurational melittin is developed to treat allergic contact dermatitis and atopic dermatitis by suppressing T cell-mediated inflammatory reactions.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Hua Wang, Xian-Bao Li, Xiu-Jie Chu, Nv-Wei Cao, Hong Wu, Rong-Gui Huang, Bao-Zhu Li, Dong-Qing Ye
Summary: Recent meta-analysis indicates that exposure to air pollutants may increase the risk of IgE-mediated allergic diseases, including eczema, atopic dermatitis, and allergic rhinitis. Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and PM10, as well as short-term exposure to NO2 and SO2, are associated with these allergic diseases.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Letter
Allergy
Victor Bourdenet, Coline Jaulent, Florence Hacard, Frederic Berard, Jean-Francois Nicolas, Marc Vocanson, Audrey Nosbaum
CONTACT DERMATITIS
(2021)
Article
Allergy
Linda Ljungberg Silic, Marine-Alexia Lefevre, Ola Bergendorff, Simon De Bernard, Julien Nourikyan, Laurent Buffat, Audrey Nosbaum, Magnus Bruze, Jean-Francois Nicolas, Cecilia Svedman, Marc Vocanson
Summary: This study provides further insight into the allergic or irritant nature of skin reactions induced by AL-101 patch test. It confirms that AL-101 is an allergen that can cause both contact allergy and contact irritation. Molecular profiling might help to strengthen clinical diagnosis in these cases.
CONTACT DERMATITIS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Olivier Hequet, Camille Boisson, Philippe Joly, Daniela Revesz, Kamila Kebaili, Alexandra Gauthier, Celine Renoux, Severine Creppy, Elie Nader, Jean Francois Nicolas, Frederic Berard, Fabrice Cognasse, Marc Vocanson, Yves Bertrand, Philippe Connes
Summary: This study analyzed the clinical safety of using the RCE/RBC-primed procedure in low-weight children with SCA, showing a low incidence of complications with only seven transient grade 2 adverse events observed in 65 RCE sessions. The RCE/RBC-primed method achieved expected post-apheresis hematocrit and fraction of cell remaining values, improving RBC deformability and reducing the sickling tendency during deoxygenation. Both the automatic and priming procedures were found to enhance blood rheological features in children with SCA.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sophie Bachy, Zhichon Wu, Pia Gamradt, Kevin Thierry, Pascale Milani, Julien Chlasta, Ana Hennino
Summary: Collagen deposition in pancreatic adenocarcinoma plays a significant role in regulating the phenotype and function of macrophages, promoting immunosuppression.
Article
Immunology
Carole Chedid, Thibault Andrieu, Eka Kokhreidze, Nestani Tukvadze, Samanta Biswas, Md. Fahim Ather, Mohammad Khaja Mafij Uddin, Sayera Banu, Flavio De Maio, Giovanni Delogu, Hubert Endtz, Delia Goletti, Marc Vocanson, Oana Dumitrescu, Jonathan Hoffmann, Florence Ader
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between immune changes and microbiological outcomes in TB treatment by analyzing the T-cell phenotypes of TB patients. The findings suggest that at two months of treatment, positive-sputum culture patients have fewer cytotoxic and terminally differentiated CD8(+) T-cells and more naive CD4(+) T-cells, regardless of drug susceptibility. Furthermore, a shift towards differentiated T-cell subpopulations is associated with TB cure at treatment completion. These findings provide new insights into prognostic biomarker research for TB.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Allergy
Leo Laoubi, Morgane Lacoffrette, Severine Valsesia, Vanina Lenief, Aurelie Guironnet-Paquet, Amandine Mosnier, Gwendoline Dubois, Anna Cartier, Laurine Monti, Jacqueline Marvel, Eric Espinosa, Bernard Malissen, Sandrine Henri, Lucie Mondoulet, Hugh A. Sampson, Audrey Nosbaum, Jean-Francois Nicolas, Vincent Dioszeghy, Marc Vocanson
Summary: This study investigates the phenotype and functional characteristics of skin dendritic cells (skDCs) during epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT), finding that skDCs gradually change their phenotype and functional properties during EPIT, which is crucial for achieving desensitization.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
VijayKumar Patra, Johanna Strobl, Denise Atzmueller, Baerbel Reininger, Lisa Kleissl, Alexandra Gruber-Wackernagel, Jean-Francois Nicolas, Georg Stary, Marc Vocanson, Peter Wolf
Summary: Patients with polymorphic light eruption (PLE) develop lesions upon sun exposure, which subside but reappear in the following year, indicating the presence of disease memory. This study found a massive infiltration of Trm cells and increased IL-15 expression in lesional skin of PLE patients, suggesting their potential role in disease manifestation and recurrence.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Dermatology
Chloe Grolleau, Andreea Calugareanu, Sarah Demouche, Audrey Nosbaum, Delphine Staumont-Salle, Helene Aubert, Charles Cassius, Marie Jachiet, Anne Saussine, Martine Bagot, Herve Bachelez, Maxime Battistella, Claire Hotz, Aurelie Du Thanh, Marie-Noelle Crepy, David Bergerat, Marine Merandet, Rachel Onifarasoaniaina, Antonio Alberdi, Alexandre How-Kit, Jean-David Bouaziz, Helene Le-Buanec
Summary: Dupilumab, a therapeutic antibody targeting IL-4 and IL-13 receptor subunit alpha, has been used for treating atopic dermatitis (AD). Recent reports have shown cases of psoriasis-like reactions induced by dupilumab treatment for AD. The pathogenesis of dupilumab-induced psoriatic eruption (DI-Pso) involves a shift in skin immune responses from T helper 2 to IL-36 and T helper 17 polarization, as well as intensified skin barrier alterations.
JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Aaroh Anand Joshi, Marc Vocanson, Jean-Francois Nicolas, Peter Wolf, Vijaykumar Patra
Summary: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease that significantly affects the patient's quality of life. Disrupted skin barrier, type 2 cytokine-dominated inflammation, and microbial dysbiosis with increased Staphylococcus aureus colonization are critical components of AD pathogenesis. Decreased expression of AMPs in AD patients leads to increased colonization by Staphylococcus aureus. AMPs derived from the host and skin microbiome play a crucial role in defining the skin microbial landscape and maintaining immune homeostasis, making them potential therapeutics for AD.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Antoine Magnan, Jean-Francois Nicolas, Davide Caimmi, Marc Vocanson, Thierry Haddad, Luc Colas, Silvia Scurati, Laurent Mascarell, Mohamed H. Shamji
Summary: Like in many fields of medicine, the concept of precision dosing has re-emerged in routine practice in allergology. Only one retrospective study on French physicians' practice has addressed this topic so far and generated preliminary data supporting dose adaptation, mainly based on experience, patient profile understanding and response to treatment. We focus on key immune cells involved in allergic disease and its resolution to further understand the effect of allergen immunotherapy (AIT) on these cells, and discuss the eligibility of a non/low-responder subset for dose adaptation.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Dermatology
Camille Braun, Vijeykumar Patra, Gerard Lina, Jean-Francois Nicolas, Marc Vocanson, Audrey Nosbaum
Summary: The cutaneous microbiota plays a crucial role in the skin barrier function, but dysbiosis is often present in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). Dysbiosis is associated with reduced bacterial diversity and colonization of Staphylococcus aureus, which can lead to skin barrier defects and inflammation. Modulating the skin microbiota may be a potential approach for managing AD.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
(2022)