Type 2 Innate Immunity Regulates Hair Follicle Homeostasis to Control Demodex Pathosymbionts
March 2021
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bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
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type 2 innate immunity skin group 2 innate lymphoid cells ILC2s IL-13 hair follicle homeostasis epithelial cell proliferation Demodex musculi topical anti-parasitic agents inflammatory response immune cells type 2 immunity hair follicle health epithelial proliferation Demodex mites topical anti-parasitics inflammation immune response
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Studysummary This study found that type 2 immunity, especially involving ILC2 cells, helps maintain skin homeostasis by regulating the proliferation and community stability of hair follicle epithelial cells in the presence of Demodex mites.
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