Profiling the human hair follicle immune system in lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia: Can macrophage polarization differentiate these two conditions microscopically?

CONCLUSIONS: This comparative immunopathology analysis is the first to systematically profile the HIS in LPP and FFA. Our analysis highlights a potential role of macrophages in disease pathobiology and suggests that macrophage polarization may differ between LPP and FFA allowing microscopic differentiation. PMID: 31883384 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: research