IL-4 expression by neutrophils in psoriasis lesional skin upon high-dose UVB exposure.

Type:Uv phototherapy   Time:2015-01-26 11:44:01
IL-4 expression by neutrophils in psoriasis lesional skin upon high-dose UVB exposure.
BACKGROUND:
Upon a single high dose of UVB irradiation of psoriatic lesional skin, IFN-gamma expression is decreased, whereas IL-4 expression is enhanced. A similar type 1 to type 2 shift was found in dermal T cells derived from irradiated lesional skin as compared to unexposed lesional psoriatic skin. We have found recently that the IL-4 protein detected in situ upon UVB exposure of normal skin was not associated with T cells but with infiltrating neutrophils.
OBJECTIVE:
To determine which cell types express IL-4 in psoriatic skin after UVB irradiation.
METHODS:
Skin biopsies were obtained from healthy controls and psoriasis patients before and after local UVB exposure. Double immunohistochemical stainings were performed to determine the identity of IL-4-expressing cells.
RESULTS:
In the irradiated skin of both healthy controls and patients, IL-4-positive cells coexpressed elastase and CD15, but not CD3.
CONCLUSION:
IL-4-expressing cells found in psoriatic skin after a single high-dose UVB exposure appeared to be neutrophils.
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