Nature Communications (Apr 2018)

Epigenetic control of IL-23 expression in keratinocytes is important for chronic skin inflammation

  • Hui Li,
  • Qi Yao,
  • Alberto Garcia Mariscal,
  • Xudong Wu,
  • Justus Hülse,
  • Esben Pedersen,
  • Kristian Helin,
  • Ari Waisman,
  • Caroline Vinkel,
  • Simon Francis Thomsen,
  • Alexandra Avgustinova,
  • Salvador Aznar Benitah,
  • Paola Lovato,
  • Hanne Norsgaard,
  • Mette Sidsel Mortensen,
  • Lone Veng,
  • Björn Rozell,
  • Cord Brakebusch

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03704-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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Although IL-23 is expressed by psoriatic keratinocytes as well as immune cells, only the immune cell derived IL-23 is thought to be important for the development of psoriasis. Here the authors provide evidence that keratinocyte-produced IL-23 is sufficient to cause a chronic skin inflammation.