The transcriptome of hand eczema assessed by tape stripping

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Background: No biomarkers have been identified that can classify subtypes of hand eczema (HE). Although skin biopsies represent the gold standard for investigations of the skin, the invasive technique is not favorable when investigating skin from sensitive areas. Recent advances in the use of skin-tape strips for molecular investigations enable noninvasive investigations of HE. Objective: By using whole transcriptome sequencing (WTS), the molecular profile of HE according to different localizations on the hands, etiologies, and clinical/morphological subtypes was investigated. Methods: Thirty adult, Danish HE patients, 12 with and 18 without concurrent atopic dermatitis (AD), as well as 16 controls were included. Tape strip samples were collected from lesional, nonlesional, and healthy skin. Total RNA was extracted and WTS was performed. Results: The largest molecular difference of HE patients with and without AD was found in nonlesional skin areas and included a downregulation of CXCL8 for HE patients without AD. Differences between allergic and irritant contact dermatitis included promising epidermal biomarkers such as EPHA1. Conclusion: Skin tape strip samples could be used to assess the gene expression profile of HE on different localizations of the hands. The skin tape strip method identified new molecular markers that showed promising result for the identification of HE subtypes.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftContact Dermatitis
Vol/bind86
Udgave nummer2
Sider (fra-til)71-79
ISSN0105-1873
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2022

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Funding Information:
We acknowledge Nina Heede Ulrich for her great work in the preparation and planning of the study, nurse Anne Marie Topp for her assistance with the patients and sampling in the clinic, and lab technician Helle Byrgesen for her excellent work in the laboratory. This work was financially supported by the LEO Foundation (GRANT ID no 114). Jacob Thyssen was supported by an unrestricted research grant from the Lundbeck Foundation.

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© 2021 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd

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