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Scratching damages tight junctions through the Akt–claudin 1 axis in atopic dermatitis
15 Jul 2020
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, chronic, severely pruritic, eczematous skin disease that seriously deteriorates the quality of life of patients. Scratching is a cardinal symptom of AD. Although the vicious itch-scratch cycle continues and aggravates skin barrier dysfunction in AD, how scratching induces skin barrier dysfunction through tight junctions remains unclear. AIM: To study the effect of...
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