Establishment of a mouse model for post‐inflammatory hyperpigmentation
Establishment of a mouse model for post‐inflammatory hyperpigmentation
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炎症后色素沉着过度小鼠模型的建立
DOI:
10.1111/pcmr.12911
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Suzuki Tamio
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作者:
Nakano Shoko;Abe Yuko;Nakajima Kimiko;Sano Shigetoshi;Yamamoto Osamu;Wakamatsu Kazumasa;Ito Shosuke;Hayashi Masahiro;Suzuki Tamio
Post‐inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) is a common cutaneous condition that can cause a disfigured appearance. However, the pathophysiology of PIH remains poorly understood, at least in part, because an appropriate animal model for research has not been established. In order to analyze the pathomechanism of PIH, we successfully induced PIH in a hairless version of transgenic mice (hk14‐SCF Tg/HRM) that have a human‐type epidermis containing melanin by repeated hapten application of 2,4‐dinitrofluorobenzene. Histopathologic observation showed epidermal hyperplasia, predominant infiltrations of inflammatory cells, and melanin‐containing cells in the dermis just after elicitation of the atopic dermatitis‐like condition. At week 2, the findings were similar to the characteristics of PIH, that is, an increase of melanin without spongiosis or liquid degeneration in the epidermis and an increase in dermal melanophages. Dynamic analysis of melanin showed that the melanin in the dermis remained for a longer duration than in the epidermis. Furthermore, immunohistochemical staining revealed that the majority of cells containing melanin were positive for the anti‐CD68 antibody, but negative for the anti‐F4/80 antibody. These data suggest that novel treatments of PIH should be targeted against macrophages and should eventually lead to the development of new treatment modalities.