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Complement‐independent blistering mechanisms in bullous pemphigoid
Author(s) -
Iwata Hiroaki,
Ujiie Hideyuki
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0625
pISSN - 0906-6705
DOI - 10.1111/exd.13367
Subject(s) - bullous pemphigoid , blisters , pemphigoid , autoantibody , dermatology , medicine , complement (music) , immunology , antibody , chemistry , biochemistry , complementation , gene , phenotype
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease that clinically demonstrates tense blisters with widespread erythema, histologically demonstrates subepidermal blistering and immunologically demonstrates the presence of circulating autoantibodies against hemidesmosomal molecules. Complement activation has long been regarded as necessary for the generation of the BP. However, certain evidence has recently come to support non‐complemental blistering mechanisms. The story of BP blistering mechanisms is a complicated one. This review mainly focuses on a specific blistering mechanism that highlights the role of complements in BP blistering.