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ALLERGY
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/all.15845
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atopic dermatitis; biopsies; immune; pruritus; tape-strips
Tape-strips and biopsies capture overlapping but distinct features of the AD molecular signature. Tape-strips are more sensitive to dysregulation of innate immunity and Th2/Th17-associated genes, while biopsies are more sensitive to Th22 and dermal cytokines. Both techniques detect epidermal barrier abnormalities, with tape-strips better representing terminal differentiation defects and biopsies better detecting epidermal hyperplasia changes.
Background: Our knowledge of etiopathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD) is largely derived from skin biopsies, which are associated with pain, scarring and infection. In contrast, tape-stripping is a minimally invasive, nonscarring technique to collect skin samples. Methods: To construct a global AD skin transcriptomic profile comparing tape-strips to whole-skin biopsies, we performed RNA-seq on tape-strips and biopsies taken from the lesional skin of 20 moderate-to-severe AD patients and the skin of 20 controls. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were defined by fold-change (FCH) >= 2.0 and false discovery rate < 0.05. Results: We detected 4104 (2513 Up; 1591 Down) and 1273 (546 Up; 727 Down) DEGs in AD versus controls, in tape-strips and biopsies, respectively. Although both techniques captured dysregulation of key immune genes, tape-strips showed higher FCHs for innate immunity (IL-1B, IL-8), dendritic cell (ITGAX/CD11C, FCER1A), Th2 (IL-13, CCL17, TNFRSF4/OX40), and Th17 (CCL20, CXCL1) products, while biopsies showed higher upregulation of Th22 associated genes (IL-22, S100As) and dermal cytokines (IFN-gamma, CCL26). Itch-related genes (IL-31, TRPV3) were preferentially captured by tape-strips. Epidermal barrier abnormalities were detected in both techniques, with terminal differentiation defects (FLG2, PSORS1C2) better represented by tape-strips and epidermal hyperplasia changes (KRT16, MKI67) better detected by biopsies. Conclusions: Tape-strips and biopsies capture overlapping but distinct features of the AD molecular signature, suggesting their respective utility for monitoring specific AD-related immune, itch, and barrier abnormalities in clinical trials and longitudinal studies.
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