title: The role of chemokines in cutaneous immunosurveillance.
abstract: The skin serves as a critical barrier against pathogen entry. This protection is afforded by an array of skin-resident immune cells, which act as first-line responders against barrier breach and infection. The recruitment and positioning of these cells is controlled at multiple levels by endothelial cells, pericytes, perivascular macrophages and mast cells, and by the fibroblasts in the dermis and keratinocytes in the epidermis. Chemokine signalling through chemokine receptors expressed by the various leukocyte subsets is critical for their trafficking into and within the skin. The role of chemokines in the skin is complex, and remains incompletely understood despite three decades of investigation. Here, we review the roles that different chemokine pathways play in the skin, and highlight the recent developments in the field.
authors.affiliation: 1] The Centenary Institute, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia [2] Discipline of Dermatology, Sydney Medical School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Sioh-Yang
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: 1] The Centenary Institute, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia [2] Discipline of Dermatology, Sydney Medical School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roediger
authors.affiliation: 1] The Centenary Institute, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia [2] Discipline of Dermatology, Sydney Medical School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [3] Department of Dermatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weninger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002465:Cell Movement; D018925:Chemokines / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007157:Immunologic Surveillance; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D018925:Chemokines; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine