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Inflammasome activation and vitiligo/nonsegmental vitiligo progression

J. Marie, Daniela Kovacs, C. Pain, Thomas Jouary, Carlo Cota, B. Vergier, Mauro Picardo, Khaled Ezzedine, Muriel Cario

British Journal of Dermatology · 2014 · 87 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

Our findings suggest that markers of the NLRP1 inflammasome could be a useful test for assessing disease activity in addition to the detection of inflammatory infiltrates in the progressing margins of vitiligo/NSV lesions.

References

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Revised classification/nomenclature of vitiligo and related issues: the Vitiligo Global Issues Consensus Conference

Khaled Ezzedine, Henry W. Lim, Tamio Suzuki et al. · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research · 2012 · 660 citations · Full text

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<i>NALP1</i> in Vitiligo-Associated Multiple Autoimmune Disease

Ying Jin, Christina M. Mailloux, Katherine Gowan et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2007 · 624 citations · Full text

Inflammasome Components NALP 1 and 3 Show Distinct but Separate Expression Profiles in Human Tissues Suggesting a Site-specific Role in the Inflammatory Response

J. Alain Kummer, Roel Broekhuizen, Helen Everett et al. · Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry · 2006 · 528 citations · Full text

The Inflammasome Mediates UVB-Induced Activation and Secretion of Interleukin-1β by Keratinocytes

Laurence Feldmeyer, Martin Keller, Gisela Niklaus et al. · Current Biology · 2007 · 519 citations · Full text

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The definition and assessment of vitiligo: a consensus report of the Vitiligo European Task Force

Mauro Picardo · Pigment Cell Research · 2007 · 495 citations