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IL-25 enhances HSV-1 replication by inhibiting filaggrin expression, and acts synergistically with Th2 cytokines to enhance HSV-1 replication.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Dec 2013
Kim Byung Eui, Bin Lianghua, Ye Young-Min, Ramamoorthy Preveen, Leung Donald Y M
Abstract excerpt
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is characterized by epidermal barrier defects and recurrent microbial skin infections. AD patients with a history of eczema herpeticum (ADEH+) have more severe skin disease and more highly T helper type 2 (Th2)-polarized immune responses as compared with uncomplicated AD (ADEH-). However, the mechanisms linking epidermal barrier defects and viral skin infection are not well understood....
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