Aaron I Moore, Ana S P Moreira, Inês M S Guerra, Laura Goracci, Pedro Domingues, Tânia Melo, M Rosário Domingues, Niamh M O'Boyle
{"title":"A lipidomic approach towards identifying the effects of fragrance hydroperoxides on keratinocytes.","authors":"Aaron I Moore, Ana S P Moreira, Inês M S Guerra, Laura Goracci, Pedro Domingues, Tânia Melo, M Rosário Domingues, Niamh M O'Boyle","doi":"10.1111/cod.14711","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14711","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Limonene and linalool are used in cosmetic products for their floral scents, but their oxidation products are strong contact allergens whose mechanisms of action are still not fully understood.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The effects of limonene hydroperoxide (Lim-2-OOH) and linalool hydroperoxides (Lin-6/7-OOH) on the lipid profile of a human keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT) were evaluated. 2,4-Dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB) was also included.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Lim-2-OOH and Lin-6/7-OOH were synthesised according to previous methods. HaCaT cells were treated with allergens (10 μM) for 24 h and the cellular lipid extracts were analysed by C18 liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Data analysis was performed using Lipostar software. Statistical analysis was carried out using Metaboanalyst and R software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All three sensitisers used caused significant changes in the lipidome of HaCaT cells in a similar trend. There was an upregulation in several plasmanyl/plasmenyl phospholipids (O-/P-phosphatidylcholines [PC] and O-/P-phosphatidylethanolamines [PE]), sphingolipids (HexCer) and triacylglycerol lipid species, and a decrease in some polyunsaturated fatty acids-containing phospholipid (PE and PC) species suggesting oxidative stress and inflammation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study is the first to evaluate the plasticity of the HaCaT cell lipidome in response to allylic hydroperoxide allergens Lim-2-OOH and Lin-6/7-OOH, together with the experimental contact allergen DNFB. These allergens are able to upregulate and downregulate certain lipid classes to a varying degree.</p>","PeriodicalId":10527,"journal":{"name":"Contact Dermatitis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142459822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yasemin Topal Yüksel, Henrik Thoning, Lotte Seiding Larsen, Lucine Lehmann, Rob Arbuckle, Laura Grant, Tove Agner
{"title":"Evaluation of validity, reliability and ability to detect change for the Hand Eczema Severity Index (HECSI) and evaluation of HECSI-75 and HECSI-90 as within-patient responder definitions.","authors":"Yasemin Topal Yüksel, Henrik Thoning, Lotte Seiding Larsen, Lucine Lehmann, Rob Arbuckle, Laura Grant, Tove Agner","doi":"10.1111/cod.14699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14699","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Hand Eczema Severity Index (HECSI) is a Clinician-Reported Outcome measure of the severity of hand eczema (HE).</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the validity, reliability and ability to detect change of the HECSI, and the HECSI-75 and HECSI-90 as responder definitions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Analyses were performed using data from a sample of n = 258 patients with Chronic Hand Eczema (CHE) from a Phase 2b, randomised, double-blind, vehicle-controlled trial of delgocitinib cream, pooled across treatment groups. The measurement properties of the HECSI were assessed and the adequacy of the HECSI-75 and HECSI-90 as responder definitions was explored through cross-tabulation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Inter-item correlations provided support for the scoring, whereby items are grouped by areas of the hand. HECSI demonstrated good test-retest reliability with intra-class correlations >0.70. Construct validity was supported by a logical pattern of correlations with concurrent measures and significant differences in HECSI scores across severity groups (p < 0.001). HECSI was responsive with statistically significant improvements over time and with significant differences (p < 0.001) between improved and stable groups. Data provided support for both HECSI-75 and HECSI-90 as within-patient responder definitions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>HECSI has strong validity, reliability and ability to detect change as a measure of CHE severity. HECSI-75 and HECSI-90 are appropriate responder definitions.</p>","PeriodicalId":10527,"journal":{"name":"Contact Dermatitis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142459771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Pesqué, Nidia Planella-Fontanillas, Leopoldo Borrego, Tatiana Sanz-Sánchez, Violeta Zaragoza-Ninet, Esther Serra-Baldrich, Francisco Javier Miquel-Miquel, Juan Francisco Silvestre-Salvador, Susana Córdoba-Guijarro, Araceli Sánchez-Gilo, Pedro Mercader-García, Francisco José Navarro-Triviño, Francisco Javier Ortiz-de-Frutos, Fátima Tous-Romero, Mercedes Rodríguez-Serna, Gemma Melé-Ninot, Cristina Barrabés-Torrella, Inmaculada Ruiz-González, María Antonia Pastor-Nieto, José Manuel Carrascosa-Carrillo, Enrique Gómez-de-la-Fuente, Paloma Sánchez-Pedreño-Guillén, Javier Sánchez-Pérez, José Juan Pereyra-Rodríguez, María Elena Gatica-Ortega, Ricardo González-Pérez, Ramon Maria Pujol, Miguel Ángel Gallego Descalzo, Ignacio García-Doval, Ana María Giménez-Arnau
{"title":"Patch test results to the Spanish baseline patch test series according to age groups: A multicentric prospective study from 2019 to 2023.","authors":"David Pesqué, Nidia Planella-Fontanillas, Leopoldo Borrego, Tatiana Sanz-Sánchez, Violeta Zaragoza-Ninet, Esther Serra-Baldrich, Francisco Javier Miquel-Miquel, Juan Francisco Silvestre-Salvador, Susana Córdoba-Guijarro, Araceli Sánchez-Gilo, Pedro Mercader-García, Francisco José Navarro-Triviño, Francisco Javier Ortiz-de-Frutos, Fátima Tous-Romero, Mercedes Rodríguez-Serna, Gemma Melé-Ninot, Cristina Barrabés-Torrella, Inmaculada Ruiz-González, María Antonia Pastor-Nieto, José Manuel Carrascosa-Carrillo, Enrique Gómez-de-la-Fuente, Paloma Sánchez-Pedreño-Guillén, Javier Sánchez-Pérez, José Juan Pereyra-Rodríguez, María Elena Gatica-Ortega, Ricardo González-Pérez, Ramon Maria Pujol, Miguel Ángel Gallego Descalzo, Ignacio García-Doval, Ana María Giménez-Arnau","doi":"10.1111/cod.14702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14702","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Patch test results may be influenced by age-related factors. However, there is still discordant evidence between age and patch test results.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We aim to evaluate the patch test results reflecting skin sensitisation, their relevance and association with clinical features by age group.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Prospective multicentric study of all patients patch tested with the Spanish baseline series in participating centres. Age groups were pre-defined as children (0- to 11-years), adolescents (12- to 18-years), young adults (19- to 30-years), middle-aged adults (31- to 65-years) and older adults (≥66-years). Occurrence of sensitisation, relevance and clinical features were compared by age group. Factors associated with skin sensitisation were investigated with multivariate logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 13 368 patients were patch-tested. Differences in positive patch test results and relevance by age were detected with the highest proportion in middle-aged adults. Age-related trend differences were found for nickel, potassium dichromate, caines, colophony, Myroxylon pereirae resin, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and limonene hydroperoxide. The multivariate logistic analysis (adjusted for sex, atopic dermatitis, body location and occupational dermatitis) showed an association between the age group of 31-65 (OR: 1.41, 95% CI: 1.26-1.58) and above 66-years (OR: 1.15, 95% CI: 1.01-1.32) with a higher proportion of positive results, compared with young adults.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Positive patch test results vary according to age, with the highest occurrence in middle-aged adults. Most haptens did not present age-related differences, reinforcing the use of baseline series regardless of age.</p>","PeriodicalId":10527,"journal":{"name":"Contact Dermatitis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142459772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jingfei Fu, Rui Zhao, Yiyang Jiang, Yingyi Chen, Juan Du, Yi Liu, Junji Xu
{"title":"Photobiomodulation suppresses allergic contact dermatitis by inhibiting T-cell activation.","authors":"Jingfei Fu, Rui Zhao, Yiyang Jiang, Yingyi Chen, Juan Du, Yi Liu, Junji Xu","doi":"10.1111/cod.14713","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14713","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a dermal inflammatory disease caused by allergic reactions to substances that contact the skin. The hyperactivation of T cells plays an important role in its pathogenesis. Photobiomodulation (PBM) is an efficacious therapeutic approach for suppressing inflammatory diseases.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the potentially beneficial role of PBM in ACD models and investigate its possible mechanisms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this study, the ACD model of C57BL/6 mice was produced and treated with PBM, and the number of T cells was evaluated. In an in vitro study, naïve T cells were isolated and intervened with PBM. The markers of T cell activation were detected by flow cytometer. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected to investigate the mechanism.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PBM effectively inhibited the inflammatory response by impeding the number of T cells in the ACD model. And in vitro studies showed that PBM could directly moderate the activation of naïve T cells and possess the capability to impede T cell activation via TGF-beta signaling pathway.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our finding elucidates the potential mechanism underlying the inhibitory effects of PBM in inflammatory diseases and furnishes a theoretical foundation for its clinical application.</p>","PeriodicalId":10527,"journal":{"name":"Contact Dermatitis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142399632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Delayed presentation of cobalt allergy to a shoulder prosthesis presenting 4 years post-implantation.","authors":"James Fuller, Rosemary Nixon","doi":"10.1111/cod.14710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14710","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10527,"journal":{"name":"Contact Dermatitis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142388667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Delgado-Prada, M Valls-Mompo, F Ferriols Lisart, A Sastre Sastre, B Tarrasó-Castillo, A Morales-Rubio, C Morales-Rubio
{"title":"Allergic contact dermatitis triggered by castor oil-containing dressings.","authors":"A Delgado-Prada, M Valls-Mompo, F Ferriols Lisart, A Sastre Sastre, B Tarrasó-Castillo, A Morales-Rubio, C Morales-Rubio","doi":"10.1111/cod.14705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14705","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10527,"journal":{"name":"Contact Dermatitis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142388666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Helena Pham, Eva Marquordt, Claudia Schröder-Kraft, Christoph Skudlik
{"title":"Occupational protein contact dermatitis in a fitness studio employee.","authors":"Helena Pham, Eva Marquordt, Claudia Schröder-Kraft, Christoph Skudlik","doi":"10.1111/cod.14708","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14708","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10527,"journal":{"name":"Contact Dermatitis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142380218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K Piontek, S Radonjic-Hoesli, J Grabbe, K P Drewitz, C Apfelbacher, S Wöhrl, D Simon, C Lang, S Schubert
{"title":"Comparison of patch testing Brazilian (Green) propolis and Chinese (poplar-type) propolis: Clinical epidemiological study using data from the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK).","authors":"K Piontek, S Radonjic-Hoesli, J Grabbe, K P Drewitz, C Apfelbacher, S Wöhrl, D Simon, C Lang, S Schubert","doi":"10.1111/cod.14701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14701","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Propolis types differ regarding their chemical composition.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To compare patch test results based on Brazilian (Green) propolis with data based on Chinese (poplar-type) propolis, and to evaluate the specifications of raw materials used for the PT preparations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK), 1290 consecutive patients were patch tested with Brazilian (Green) propolis (NH400, SmartPractice Europe). Patch test reactivity was compared with results obtained with Chinese (poplar-type) propolis (NA71, SmartPractice Europe) by calculating frequencies and corresponding 95% confidence intervals. Data on the specifications of raw materials used for NH400 and NA71 were obtained from the manufacturer.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Positive reactions to NH400 were found in 303 (23.5%) patients with unclear clinical relevance in most cases. Patients reacting to NH400 were less often sensitised to fragrances and colophony, but more often to nickel sulphate and cobalt chloride than patients reacting to NA71. The NH400 batch used contained high levels of aerobic bacteria, and was not purified by ethanolic extraction.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Pattern of concomitant reactivity along with raw material properties suggests that the high frequency of positive reactions to NH400 may primarily result from bacterial contamination or impurities in the PT preparation rather than from propolis constituents.</p>","PeriodicalId":10527,"journal":{"name":"Contact Dermatitis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142379198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christoffer Kursawe Larsen, Jakob F B Schwensen, Claus Zachariae, Cecilia Svedman, Jeanne D Johansen, Ola Bergendorff
{"title":"Contents of sensitising rubber accelerators in disposable rubber gloves: A Copenhagen market survey.","authors":"Christoffer Kursawe Larsen, Jakob F B Schwensen, Claus Zachariae, Cecilia Svedman, Jeanne D Johansen, Ola Bergendorff","doi":"10.1111/cod.14709","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14709","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Rubber gloves contain rubber accelerators that may cause contact allergy. The content of sensitising rubber accelerators in contemporary rubber gloves is not well known.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Identify and quantify the content of rubber accelerators in disposable rubber gloves.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifty-one gloves of 49 different brands were collected. Forty-eight of the gloves were disposable and three re-usable. The gloves were analysed for their content of sensitising rubber accelerators, that is, zinc dithiocarbamates, thiurams, thiazoles/benzothiazoles, diphenylguanidine, and thioureas by high-performance liquid chromatography.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Rubber accelerators were identified in 43/48 (90%) of the disposable gloves. In total, 39 gloves contained zinc dibutyldithiocarbamate (ZDBC) (0.18-1.96 mg/g), 34 zinc diethyldithiocarbamate (ZDEC) (0.032-2.78 mg/g), three zinc dibenzyldithiocarbamate (0.65-1.4 mg/g), one zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate (0.23 mg/g), and one 1,3-diphenylguanidine (0.21 mg/g). 2-cyanoethyl dimethyldithiocarbamate (CEDMC) was identified in three gloves (<0.052 mg/g). The one glove labelled as accelerator free contained ZDBC (1.07 mg/g). Only few glove packages had the specific content of rubber accelerators labelled.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The most frequent rubber accelerators in rubber gloves are ZDEC and ZDBC. Accelerator-free gloves may contain rubber accelerators. Full labelling of rubber gloves is needed and producers should be sure not to falsely claim that the rubber gloves are free of rubber accelerators.</p>","PeriodicalId":10527,"journal":{"name":"Contact Dermatitis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142379210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fieke M Rosenberg, Robert F Ofenloch, Peter J van der Most, Harold Snieder, Marie L A Schuttelaar
{"title":"Insights into hair dye use and self-reported adverse skin reactions in the Dutch general population: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study.","authors":"Fieke M Rosenberg, Robert F Ofenloch, Peter J van der Most, Harold Snieder, Marie L A Schuttelaar","doi":"10.1111/cod.14703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14703","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hair dyes are widely used in daily life. However, data on self-reported adverse skin reactions are scarce.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To estimate the proportion of lifetime hair dye use and self-reported adverse skin reactions in the Dutch general population, and to investigate the association between (adverse skin reactions to) hair dye use and contact allergy-related factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study collected questionnaire-derived data from the Lifelines cohort. Logistic regression analyses were conducted between (adverse skin reactions to) hair dye use and black henna tattoo use, reactions to henna tattoos, patch testing, hand eczema and an occupation as hairdresser or beautician.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The proportion of hair dye use was 63.1% of 70 987 participants, of which 6.8% experienced adverse skin reactions, mostly mild (77.7%). Hair dye users and those with skin reactions were both positively associated (p < 0.05) with female sex, middle-age, (positive) patch test results and hairdresser or beautician occupations. Hair dye users were more likely to have had henna tattoos, and those with reactions to hair dye were more likely to have had reactions to henna tattoos.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Hair dye use is prevalent among the Dutch general population and frequently causes adverse skin reactions, especially in females who had black henna tattoos.</p>","PeriodicalId":10527,"journal":{"name":"Contact Dermatitis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142364714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}