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ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2015

Identification of novel immune and barrier genes in atopic dermatitis by means of laser capture microdissection.

Hitokazu Esaki, David A Ewald, Benjamin Ungar, Mariya Rozenblit, Xiuzhong Zheng, Hui Xu, Yeriel D Estrada, Xiangyu Peng, Hiroshi Mitsui, Thomas Litman and 3 more

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83 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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13 authors.

Hitokazu EsakiLaboratory for Investigative Dermatology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
David A EwaldLaboratory for Investigative Dermatology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Molecular Biomedicine, LEO Pharma, Ballerup, Denmark; Center for Microbial Biotechnology, DTU Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
Benjamin UngarLaboratory for Investigative Dermatology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Mariya RozenblitLaboratory for Investigative Dermatology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Xiuzhong ZhengLaboratory for Investigative Dermatology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY.
Hui XuLaboratory for Investigative Dermatology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY.
Yeriel D EstradaLaboratory for Investigative Dermatology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Xiangyu PengLaboratory for Investigative Dermatology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Hiroshi MitsuiLaboratory for Investigative Dermatology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY.
Thomas LitmanMolecular Biomedicine, LEO Pharma, Ballerup, Denmark.
Mayte Suárez-FariñasLaboratory for Investigative Dermatology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY.
James G KruegerLaboratory for Investigative Dermatology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY.
Emma Guttman-YasskyLaboratory for Investigative Dermatology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Electronic address: Emma.Guttman@mountsinai.org.

Funding

TRANSFORMING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION TO BENEFIT HUMAN HEALTHUL1RR024143 · NCRR · ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY · PI COLLER, BARRY · 2006 to 2011
$49.1M
Transforming Translational Science and Education to Benefit Human HealthUL1TR000043 · NCATS · ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY · PI COLLER, BARRY · 2012 to 2015
$26.8M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1TR000043NCRR NIH HHS 5UL1RR024143-02NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024143
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe molecular signature of atopic dermatitis (AD) lesions is associated with TH2 and TH22 activation and epidermal alterations. However, the epidermal and dermal AD transcriptomes and their respective contributions to abnormalities in respective immune and barrier phenotypes are unknown.

objectiveWe sought to establish the genomic profile of the epidermal and dermal compartments of lesional and nonlesional AD skin compared with normal skin.

methodsLaser capture microdissection was performed to separate the epidermis and dermis of lesional and nonlesional skin from patients with AD and normal skin from healthy volunteers, followed by gene expression (microarrays and real-time PCR) and immunostaining studies.

resultsOur study identified novel immune and barrier genes, including the IL-34 cytokine and claudins 4 and 8, and showed increased detection of key AD genes usually undetectable on arrays (ie, IL22, thymic stromal lymphopoietin [TSLP], CCL22, and CCL26). Overall, the combined epidermal and dermal transcriptomes enlarged the AD transcriptome, adding 674 upregulated and 405 downregulated differentially expressed genes between lesional and nonlesional skin to the AD transcriptome. We were also able to localize individual transcripts as primarily epidermal (defensin, beta 4A [DEFB4A]) or dermal (IL22, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 [CTLA4], and CCR7) and link their expressions to possible cellular sources.

conclusionsThis is the first report that establishes robust epidermal and dermal genomic signatures of lesional and nonlesional AD skin and normal skin compared with whole tissues. These data establish the utility of laser capture microdissection to separate different compartments and cellular subsets in patients with AD, allowing localization of key barrier or immune molecules and enabling detection of gene products usually not detected on arrays.

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Gene Expression ProfilingLaser Capture MicrodissectionAdultDermatitis, AtopicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSkinAtopic dermatitisbarrierclaudins 8 and 4IL-34immunelaser capture microdissection

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PMID25567045
PMCPMC4452382

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