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Role of T helper 17 cells and T regulatory cells in alopecia areata: comparison of lesion and serum cytokine between controls and patients

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Alopecia areata (AA) is an organ‐specific autoimmune disease with T‐cell‐mediated attack of hair follicle autoantigens. As T helper 17 (Th17) cells and T regulatory (Treg) cells are crucially involved in… Click to show full abstract

Alopecia areata (AA) is an organ‐specific autoimmune disease with T‐cell‐mediated attack of hair follicle autoantigens. As T helper 17 (Th17) cells and T regulatory (Treg) cells are crucially involved in the pathogenesis, the role of Th17 and Treg cytokines has not been studied yet.

Keywords: alopecia areata; regulatory cells; helper cells; role helper; cells regulatory

Journal Title: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Year Published: 2018

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