Protective role of Galectin-7 for skin barrier impairment in atopic dermatitis.
Takatsune UmayaharaTakatoshi ShimauchiManami IwasakiJun-Ichi SakabeMasahiro AoshimaShinsuke NakazawaTsuyoshi YatagaiHayato YamaguchiPawit PhadungsaksawasdiKazuo KuriharaYoshiki TokuraPublished in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2020)
Our study unveils the characteristic of Gal-7 and its possible role as an alarmin that reflects the IL-4/IL-13-induced skin barrier impairment in AD.