Juntendo Itch Research Center (JIRC), Institute for Environmental and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba 279-0021, Japan.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Tarumanagara University, Jakarta 11440, Indonesia.
Cells. 2022 Dec 5;11(23):3930. doi: 10.3390/cells11233930.
Skin and gut microbiota play an important role in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD). An alteration of the microbiota diversity modulates the development and course of AD, e.g., decreased microbiome diversity correlates with disease severity, particularly in lesional skin of AD. Itch is a hallmark of AD with unsatisfying treatment until now. Recent evidence suggests a possible role of microbiota in altering itch in AD through gut-skin-brain interactions. The microbial metabolites, proinflammatory cytokines, and impaired immune response lead to a modulation of histamine-independent itch, disruption of epidermal barrier, and central sensitization of itch mechanisms. The positive impact of probiotics in alleviating itch in AD supports this hypothesis, which may lead to novel strategies for managing itchy skin in AD patients. This review summarizes the emerging findings on the correlation between an altered microbiota and gut-skin-brain axis in AD, especially in modulating itchy skin.
皮肤和肠道微生物群在特应性皮炎(AD)的发病机制中起着重要作用。微生物多样性的改变会调节 AD 的发展和进程,例如,微生物组多样性的降低与疾病严重程度相关,特别是在 AD 的皮损皮肤中。瘙痒是 AD 的一个标志,目前的治疗方法还不能令人满意。最近的证据表明,微生物群可能通过肠-皮肤-脑相互作用在改变 AD 中的瘙痒方面发挥作用。微生物代谢产物、促炎细胞因子和受损的免疫反应导致非组胺依赖性瘙痒的调节、表皮屏障的破坏和瘙痒机制的中枢敏化。益生菌在缓解 AD 瘙痒方面的积极作用支持了这一假说,这可能为 AD 患者瘙痒皮肤的管理带来新的策略。这篇综述总结了关于 AD 中微生物群改变与肠-皮肤-脑轴之间相关性的新发现,特别是在调节瘙痒皮肤方面。
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