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Margarete Niebuhr1, Merle Gathmann, Helena Scharonow, Diana Mamerow, Susanne Mommert, Hari Balaji, Thomas Werfel.
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Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) are frequently colonized with Staphylococcus aureus, with one-third of isolates producing alpha-toxin. Moreover, S. aureus colonization is positively correlated with the severity of eczema. Interleukin-17A (IL-17A) has gained attention in diseases associated with chronic skin infections. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of sublytic alpha-toxin concentrations on IL-17A production. Sublytic alpha-toxin concentrations strongly induced IL-17A in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), isolated CD4(+) T cells, polarized Th17 cells, and Th17 clones from reactive atopy patch test lesions and blood from AD patients. Alpha-toxin induced IL-17A directly in T cells. The effect of alpha-toxin was further amplified by upregulation of IL-1 in monocytes. In conclusion, higher levels of IL-17A secretion induced by alpha-toxin in the skin partially explain how colonization with S. aureus can contribute to chronic skin inflammation.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21245272 PMCID: PMC3067557 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00958-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441