Laura Mengeot, Eric Pasmant, Annick Fontbonne, Patrick Tounian, Houda Ayache, Salah Ferkal, Bastien Peiffer, Khaled Ezzedine, Dominique Vidaud, Pierre Wolkenstein, Laura Fertitta
{"title":"Lower Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Adults with Neurofibromatosis.","authors":"Laura Mengeot, Eric Pasmant, Annick Fontbonne, Patrick Tounian, Houda Ayache, Salah Ferkal, Bastien Peiffer, Khaled Ezzedine, Dominique Vidaud, Pierre Wolkenstein, Laura Fertitta","doi":"10.1016/j.jid.2025.04.026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jid.2025.04.026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94239,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of investigative dermatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144082862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
VijayKumar Patra, Slave Trajanoski, Aaroh Joshi, Vanina Lenief, Chloe Goyet, Altan Cornu, Nicole Golob-Schwarzl, Meghana Somlapura, Amandine Mosnier, Maximilian Zarfl, Thomas Eichmann, Harald Köefeler, Mary Norval, Jean-Francois Nicolas, Peter Wolf, Marc Vocanson
{"title":"Urocanase-Positive Skin-Resident Bacteria Metabolize cis-Urocanic Acid and in Turn Reduce the Immunosuppressive Properties of UVR.","authors":"VijayKumar Patra, Slave Trajanoski, Aaroh Joshi, Vanina Lenief, Chloe Goyet, Altan Cornu, Nicole Golob-Schwarzl, Meghana Somlapura, Amandine Mosnier, Maximilian Zarfl, Thomas Eichmann, Harald Köefeler, Mary Norval, Jean-Francois Nicolas, Peter Wolf, Marc Vocanson","doi":"10.1016/j.jid.2025.03.035","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jid.2025.03.035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The skin microbiome plays an important role in health and disease. We have recently shown that microbes living on the skin regulate the immunomodulatory properties of UVR, but the underlying mechanisms remain to be uncovered. Using a preclinical model of immunosuppression against the chemical allergen 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene, 16S microbiome sequencing, in vitro cultures, high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and the generation of gnotobiotic-like mice, we report that acute UVB radiation induces a transient and significant restructuring of bacterial communities on the skin through one of its major photoproducts, cis-urocanic acid. Certain bacteria, such as Staphylococcus epidermidis, use urocanase (HutU) to metabolize cis-urocanic acid to proliferate. This in turn affects the concentration of cis-urocanic acid on the skin, limiting its ability to suppress adaptive immune responses and induce tolerance to 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene. Interestingly, addition of a topical urocanase inhibitor restricts the metabolism of cis-urocanic acid by HutU+ bacteria and restores immunosuppression. Overall, these results illustrate how, by harnessing a unique nutrient produced in response to UVR, urocanase-positive skin-resident bacteria can fine tune immune responses to environmental antigens. They should open new avenues to enhance the beneficial effects of phototherapy protocols and sun protection.</p>","PeriodicalId":94239,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of investigative dermatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144082957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María Agustina Ricci Lara, Eliana Ludmila Frutos, María Victoria Rodríguez Kowalczuk, Maria Guillermina Ferraresso, Sonia Elizabeth Benítez, Luis Daniel Mazzuoccolo
{"title":"External Validation of an Artificial Intelligence Ensemble for Skin Cancer Detection: Enhancing Diagnostic Performance on Dermoscopic Images.","authors":"María Agustina Ricci Lara, Eliana Ludmila Frutos, María Victoria Rodríguez Kowalczuk, Maria Guillermina Ferraresso, Sonia Elizabeth Benítez, Luis Daniel Mazzuoccolo","doi":"10.1016/j.jid.2025.04.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jid.2025.04.021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94239,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of investigative dermatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144059371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zuzanna K Kotkowska, Veronika Haunerdinger, Ying Waeckerle-Men, Isabel Kolm-Djamei, Agathe Duda, Lucy Hausammann, Philipp Schineis, Hendrik Fischer, Federica Sella, Nick Li, Pål Kristian Selbo, Anders Høgset, Thomas M Kündig, Cornelia Halin, Pål Johansen
{"title":"Inflammatory Cutaneous Reactions with Systemic CD8<sup>+</sup> T-Cell Responses upon Photochemical Internalization of Antigens in Mice.","authors":"Zuzanna K Kotkowska, Veronika Haunerdinger, Ying Waeckerle-Men, Isabel Kolm-Djamei, Agathe Duda, Lucy Hausammann, Philipp Schineis, Hendrik Fischer, Federica Sella, Nick Li, Pål Kristian Selbo, Anders Høgset, Thomas M Kündig, Cornelia Halin, Pål Johansen","doi":"10.1016/j.jid.2025.04.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jid.2025.04.020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vaccination can prevent infections and modulate immune-related diseases. Although conventional vaccines primarily stimulate CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells and antibody production, effective antitumor immunity requires activation of CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells. Photochemical internalization (PCI) is a promising technology that can facilitate cytosolic antigen delivery, promoting CD8<sup>+</sup> T-cell responses. In this study, we studied early immune and cutaneous reactions after PCI-based vaccination with the photosensitizer disulphonated tetraphenyl chlorine. Mice were vaccinated intradermally with ovalbumin antigen and disulphonated tetraphenyl chlorine, followed by light treatment. We assessed cutaneous inflammatory reactions through histology, immunohistochemistry, fluorescence microscopy, and real-time PCR. Systemic inflammatory and immune reactions were analyzed in blood, lymph nodes, and spleen by flow cytometry, clinical chemistry, and ELISA. Disulphonated tetraphenyl chlorine was retained in cutaneous structures and accumulated in draining lymph nodes, and light activation triggered dose- and time-dependent cutaneous inflammatory reactions, including infiltration of innate myeloid CD11b<sup>+</sup> and GR1<sup>+</sup> macrophages, cross-presenting dendritic cells, and neutrophils, alongside enhanced local and systemic production of proinflammatory cytokines. High disulphonated tetraphenyl chlorine doses triggered severe cutaneous and systemic reactions, but PCI-treated skin showed a high degree of plasticity and healing. These mechanistic insights into local and systemic effects of PCI-based vaccination may contribute to translating PCI into clinical practice and wider application.</p>","PeriodicalId":94239,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of investigative dermatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144040390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the Risk Factors for Premature Hair Graying in Young Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Shanghai, China.","authors":"Wen-Cai Jiang, Hui Zhang, Ya-Fei Xu, Hai-Mei Kong, Yi-Mei Tan, Da-Ru Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.jid.2025.03.027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2025.03.027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94239,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of investigative dermatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicole Recka, Andrean Simons, Robert A Cornell, Eric Van Otterloo
{"title":"Epidermal loss of PRMT5 leads to the emergence of an atypical basal keratinocyte-like cell population and defective skin stratification.","authors":"Nicole Recka, Andrean Simons, Robert A Cornell, Eric Van Otterloo","doi":"10.1016/j.jid.2025.04.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2025.04.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During skin development, ectoderm-derived cells undergo precisely coordinated proliferation, differentiation, and adhesion to yield stratified epidermis. Disruptions in these processes can result in congenital anomalies including ectodermal dysplasia and harlequin ichthyosis. Protein Arginine Methyl Transferase 5 (PRMT5)-an enzyme responsible for methylating arginine residues in histones and other proteins-maintains progenitor status in germ and limb bud cells. Similarly, in vitro evidence suggests that PRMT5 prevents differentiation of basal keratinocytes, leading us to hypothesize that PRMT5 preserves the stem-cell phenotype of keratinocytes in vivo. To test this possibility, we generated conditional knockout (cKO) mice lacking Prmt5 in early ectoderm (E7.5), impacting the entire epidermis. Prmt5 cKOs exhibited gross skin defects, compromised skin barrier function, and reduced postnatal viability. Histological analyses revealed significant defects in epidermal stratification, without alterations in apoptosis or proliferation. Single-cell RNA and ATAC-seq analysis identified an atypical population of basal keratinocyte-like cells in Prmt5 cKOs, that exhibited a senescence-like program, characterized by increased Cdkn1a (p21), elevated senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) molecules (Igfbp2), and decreased developmental transcription factor (Trp63) expression. Our findings suggest that PRMT5 prevents basal keratinocyte senescence by repressing Cdkn1a, shedding light on the epigenetic regulation of basal keratinocyte maintenance and senescence in congenital skin disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":94239,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of investigative dermatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144056602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Howard Jie Yang, William Spratt, Francis Yi Xing Lai, Senhong Lee
{"title":"Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Retrospective Study Comparing TNF-α Inhibitors with Ustekinumab.","authors":"Howard Jie Yang, William Spratt, Francis Yi Xing Lai, Senhong Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.jid.2025.04.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jid.2025.04.017","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94239,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of investigative dermatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144002442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark Lee, Vincent Mikol, Vinh Truong, Elham Attieh, Siying Huang, Marie Vigan, Maria Wiekowski, Christine Xu, Ben Lin, Dany Nassar
{"title":"Atuzabrutinib Topical Gel Does Not Improve Disease Activity in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Atopic Dermatitis: Findings from a Phase 2a Trial.","authors":"Mark Lee, Vincent Mikol, Vinh Truong, Elham Attieh, Siying Huang, Marie Vigan, Maria Wiekowski, Christine Xu, Ben Lin, Dany Nassar","doi":"10.1016/j.jid.2025.03.046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2025.03.046","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94239,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of investigative dermatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144057213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}