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Howell, Michael D., PhD; Kim, Byung Eui, MD, PhD; Gao, Peisong, PhD; Grant, Audrey V., ScM; Boguniewicz, Mark, MD; DeBenedetto, Anna, PhD; Schneider, Lynda, MD; Beck, Lisa A., MD; Barnes, Kathleen C., PhD; Leung, Donald Y.M., MD, PhD
Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 07/2007, Volume: 120, Issue: 1Journal Article
Background Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that is characterized by a defective skin barrier function. Recent studies have reported mutations of the skin barrier gene encoding filaggrin in a subset of patients with AD. Objective We investigated whether reduced filaggrin expression was found in patients with AD who were not carriers of known filaggrin mutations and whether filaggrin expression was modulated by the atopic inflammatory response. Methods Filaggrin expression was measured in skin biopsies and cultured keratinocytes using real-time RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. Filaggrin loss-of-function mutations were screened in a total of 69 subjects. Results Compared with normal skin, filaggrin expression was significantly reduced ( P < .05) in acute AD skin, with further reduction seen in acute lesions from 3 European American subjects with AD who were heterozygous for the 2282del4 mutation. This was confirmed by using immunohistochemistry. AD skin is characterized by the overexpression of IL-4 and IL-13. Keratinocytes differentiated in the presence of IL-4 and IL-13 exhibited significantly reduced filaggrin gene expression (0.04 ± 0.01 ng filaggrin/ng glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; P < .05) compared with media alone (0.16 ± 0.03). Conclusion Patients with AD have an acquired defect in filaggrin expression that can be modulated by the atopic inflammatory response. Clinical implications The atopic immune response contributes to the skin barrier defect in AD; therefore, neutralization of IL-4 and IL-13 could improve skin barrier integrity.
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