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EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY
Volume 30, Issue 10, Pages 1532-1545Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/exd.14435
Keywords
atopic dermatitis; clonal complexes; epidermidis; microbiome; Staphylococcus aureus
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Atopic dermatitis is a common inflammatory skin disease with contributing factors including genetics, immunology, and environment. Staphylococcus aureus is associated with exacerbation of atopic dermatitis, producing virulence factors that interact with the skin and immune system. Advances in genome sequencing have increased understanding of the interaction between Staphylococcus aureus and the cutaneous environment in atopic dermatitis hosts.
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory dermatosis that has multiple contributing factors including genetic, immunologic and environmental. Staphylococcus aureus (SA) has long been associated with exacerbation of AD. SA produces many virulence factors that interact with the human skin and immune system. These superantigens and toxins have been shown to contribute to adhesion, inflammation and skin barrier destruction. Recent advances in genome sequencing techniques have led to a broadened understanding of the multiple ways SA interacts with the cutaneous environment in AD hosts. For example, temporal shifts in the microbiome, specifically in clonal complexes of SA, have been identified during AD flares and remission. Herein, we review mechanisms of interaction between the cutaneous microbiome and SA and highlight known differences in SA clonal complexes that contribute to AD pathogenesis. Detailed knowledge of the genetic strains of SA and cutaneous dysbiosis is becoming increasingly relevant in paving the way for microbiome-modulating and precision therapies for AD.
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