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JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL SCIENCE
卷 55, 期 1, 页码 40-46出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2009.03.007
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Atopic dermatitis; NGF; PUVA therapy; Sema3A; Epidermal nerve fibers
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- Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare
- MEXT
Background: Epidermal nerve densities are increased in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), suggesting that it is partly responsible for the intense itching in the skin. Epidermal hyperinnervation in AD patients is decreased by ultraviolet (UV) phototherapy, although the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Interestingly, abnormal expression of axonal guidance molecules, such as nerve growth factor (NGF) and semaphorin 3A (Sema3A), is found in the epidermis of AD patients. Therefore, UV phototherapy may alter levels of axonal guidance molecule expression in atopic skin. Objective: This study was performed to investigate whether epidermal Sema3A and NGF levels in AD are influenced by psoralen-UVA (PUVA) therapy. Methods: Skin biopsies obtained from chronic AD patients before and after PUVA therapy were used. Both Sema3A and NGF in the skin were examined at mRNA and protein levels by quantitative RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry, respectively. Nerve fibers in the skin were stained with anti-PGP9.5 antibody, and the number of epidermal nerve fibers was counted. Results: PUVA therapy decreased epidermal nerve densities in AD patients, concomitant with decreases in both visual analog scale (VAS) scores for pruritus and clinical severity scores. Increased fluorescence intensity of Sema3A and decreased fluorescence intensity of NGF were observed in the epidermis of PUVA-treated group. Moreover, Sema3A mRNA levels were upregulated in the PUVA-treated skins compared with untreated controls, while NGF mRNA levels in the skin were downregulated by the treatment. Conclusion: PUVA therapy may reduce epidermal hyperinnervation of AD by normalization of abnormal Sema3A and NGF expression in the epidermis. (C) 2009 Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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