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January 2005 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This case report describes a child with hypopigmented mycosis fungoides successfully treated with UVA1 light therapy.
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December 2021 This study concluded that cutaneous lymphocytosis in cats appears to have a reactive nature with prolonged survival, while in dogs, it is more variable with clonality differences and treatment response.
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April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This open-label study found that oral tofacitinib led to significant hair regrowth in patients with moderate-to-severe alopecia areata, supported by changes in gene expression and T cell dynamics.
June 2020 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” This study found a specific T cell receptor that may be key in carbamazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, suggesting potential therapeutic targets.
In this clinical trial, patients with lichen planopilaris treated with the oral TYK2 inhibitor deucravacitinib showed significant improvement in PGA, LPPAI, and Skindex-16 scores over 24 weeks, with transcriptomic analyses indicating decreased inflammatory and immune pathway activity post-treatment.
January 2024 in “Frontiers in endocrinology” This study found that genetic variants linked to hypothyroidism significantly increased the risk of developing alopecia areata, suggesting a causative connection between the two conditions.
May 2018 in “White Rose eTheses Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York)” In this study, researchers found that alopecia areata patients show a significant reduction in suppressive regulatory T-cells and an increase in inflammatory T-cell populations, suggesting an immunological imbalance contributing to the disease.
February 2016 in “The journal of allergy and clinical immunology/Journal of allergy and clinical immunology/The journal of allergy and clinical immunology” This study reports a novel mutation in the TP63 gene associated with T and B cell lymphopenia in an EEC patient, suggesting that EEC diagnosis should include TREC assay and evaluation for immunodeficiency.
September 2011 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes a 69-year-old man diagnosed with folliculotropic mycosis fungoides after initially being treated for folliculitis, highlighting emerging skin lesions despite subsequent photochemotherapy and acitretin treatment.
January 2023 in “Karger Kompass. Dermatologie” This review discusses the complexity of identifying hair follicle antigens involved in alopecia areata and reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the need for further research on autoantigen identity.
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May 2011 in “Dermatologic therapy” This review discusses potential new drug treatment strategies for alopecia areata based on genome-wide association study findings, but it reports no new clinical results.
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June 2022 in “The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine” This review discusses the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, pathogenesis, and genetic factors of alopecia areata, while stressing the need for targeted and effective treatments, but reports no new clinical results.
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November 2022 in “Frontiers in immunology” This article reviews sebaceous immunobiology and highlights the complex role of sebaceous glands and sebocytes in skin barrier function and inflammation, particularly in acne pathogenesis, but reports no new results.
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May 2021 in “Journal of Medical Virology” This review discusses sex differences in immune response to respiratory viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2, and highlights that hormones like estrogen may provide females with better protection, but it reports no new results.
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September 2011 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This case report describes a 46-year-old man who developed folliculotropic mycosis fungoides, a form of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder, following renal transplantation.
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September 2001 in “The FASEB Journal” This study demonstrated that stress inhibited hair growth in mice, likely through substance P-dependent activation of immune cells, highlighting a brain-hair follicle connection.
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January 2023 in “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy” This review examines integrins as pharmacological targets, discussing current integrin-based therapies and emphasizing the need to understand integrin mechanisms for successful drug development, without reporting new clinical results.
March 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” In this study, researchers found that changes in immune cell infiltration and immune-related gene expression may contribute to the immune microenvironment changes in male androgenetic alopecia.
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June 2010 in “Nature” This study identified key genetic regions associated with alopecia areata, highlighting both acquired and innate immune involvement, with a novel link to the upregulation of ULBP ligands in autoimmune disease.
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January 2022 in “Russian Medical Inquiry” This review analyzes the interplay between atopic dermatitis and alopecia areata, suggesting that epidermal barrier dysfunction and genetic predispositions exacerbate both conditions through immune responses.
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November 2021 in “Frontiers in immunology” This study suggests that STAT3 signaling in keratinocytes is crucial for maintaining skin homeostasis by regulating hair follicle-specific keratin genes, potentially impacting dermatitis development through microbe-triggered inflammatory responses.
September 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” This review discusses the clinical and trichoscopic features of lichen planopilaris and notes its potential underdiagnosis prior to hair transplant, but it reports no new findings.
July 2026 in “The Journal of Immunology” This study in a murine model of alopecia areata found that IFNg is crucial while perforin is not necessary for CD8 T cell-mediated disease development.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that in biopsied skin samples of alopecia areata, a lower anagen/telogen ratio was associated with increased T cell infiltration, and enhancing the PD-1/PD-L1 axis may inhibit CD8+T cell infiltration and improve the condition.
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October 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” PPAR-γ agonists like pioglitazone may help manage lichen planopilaris but don't fully reverse scarring.
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May 2023 in “The Journal of Immunology” This animal study observed that treatment with the S1PR modulator NXC736 significantly reduced lesion area and CD8+ T cell infiltration in mice with alopecia areata, suggesting its potential as a promising therapy for the condition.
November 2025 in “The Journal of Immunology” This study found that administering an S1PR 1&4 modulator reduced alopecia areata lesion size and decreased CD8+ T cell infiltration in mice, suggesting potential as a treatment for this condition.
October 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that neonatal Regulatory T cells are crucial for maintaining PPARγ signaling in hair follicles, which supports melanocyte stem cell function and skin pigmentation during early postnatal development.
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January 2026 in “Frontiers in Endocrinology” This review discusses the impaired functionality of regulatory T cells in the pancreas during the development of Type 1 diabetes, highlighting their role in disease pathogenesis, potential of Treg-based therapies, and challenges in clinical applications.
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February 2005 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study found that VDR deficiency in mice leads to various skin pathologies but does not affect the phenotype or function of Langerhans cells.