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The role of chemokines in cutaneous immunosurveillance
Author(s) -
Tan SiohYang,
Roediger Ben,
Weninger Wolfgang
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
immunology and cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0818-9641
DOI - 10.1038/icb.2015.16
Subject(s) - immunosurveillance , chemokine , dermis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , immunology , chemokine receptor , chemotaxis , cxcl2 , immune system , receptor , anatomy , biochemistry
The skin serves as a critical barrier against pathogen entry. This protection is afforded by an array of skin‐resident immune cells, which act as first‐line responders against barrier breach and infection. The recruitment and positioning of these cells is controlled at multiple levels by endothelial cells, pericytes, perivascular macrophages and mast cells, and by the fibroblasts in the dermis and keratinocytes in the epidermis. Chemokine signalling through chemokine receptors expressed by the various leukocyte subsets is critical for their trafficking into and within the skin. The role of chemokines in the skin is complex, and remains incompletely understood despite three decades of investigation. Here, we review the roles that different chemokine pathways play in the skin, and highlight the recent developments in the field.