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Stress a Trigger for Skin Disease

Researchers from University of Medicine Berlin and McMaster University in Canada have found that stress may activate immune cells in the skin, leading to inflammatory skin disease.

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This cross talk between stress perception, which involves the brain, and the skin is mediated through the “brain-skin connection”.

The immune cells in skin can over-react, resulting in inflammatory skin diseases like atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.

Study leader Petra Arck hypothesized that stress could exacerbate skin disease by increasing the number of immune cells in the skin.

The researcher said that the team exposed mice to sound stress, and found that the stress challenge resulted in higher numbers of mature white blood cells in the skin.

Moreover, blocking the function of two proteins that attract immune cells to the skin, LFA-1 and ICAM-1, prevented the stress-induced increase in white blood cells in the skin.

Based on their observations, the researchers came to the conclusion that stress activates immune cells, which in turn are central in initiating and perpetuating skin diseases. The study by Arck appears in the November issue of The American Journal of Pathology.

Sources: The Times Of India

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3 replies on “Stress a Trigger for Skin Disease”

Thank's for posting this article. I think it gave me an idea of what my mom's rash could be a cause of. See, she has had a rash on her ankle for a couple month's now, and it's just been getting worse and it's spreading to differen't part's of her body such as her back, arm's, hand's, and upper theigh's. She's been to the docter's, but they had no clue what it was and gave her some medication that dosen't work. She's given up, and she won't go to the docter's again because it was a bigger bill than for the help she's got. If you have any sorda of adivice please email me. It would be a big help.

nicole, we have the same situation. that also happen to my mom. can u email me what intervention you or your mother used? @word_Life214@yahoo.com

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