Immunomodulator Galectin-9 is Increased in Blood and Skin of Patients with Bullous Pemphigoid

• Main Authors: Jasper Pruessmann (Author), Wiebke Pruessmann (Author), Maike M. Holtsche (Author), Beke Linnemann (Author), Christoph M. Hammers (Author), Nina van Beek (Author), Detlef Zillikens (Author), Enno Schmidt (Author), Christian D. Sadik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Massive recruitment of eosinophils into the dermis is a hallmark of bullous pemphigoid pathogenesis. Identifying the chemoattractant(s) guiding eosinophils into the skin in bullous pemphigoid is a prerequisite to thera­peutic targeting of eosinophil recruitment. Galectin -9 is a potent chemoattracta...