The role of the skin microbiome in the development of alopecia areata

• DOI: 10.12775/jehs.2022.12.11.030
• Publication Date: 2022-11-05T11:38:30Z
• Authors: Kinga Brzuszkiewicz; Gracjan Rudziński; Kinga Pożarowska; Arkadiusz Grunwald; Małgorzata Satora; Klaudia Piwowar; Jakub Klas
• Keywords: Genetic predisposition

Human skin is a habitat to variety of microbes that, along with their host genetic material, make up microbiome the human skin. The composition microbiota in gut and influenced by many factors, such as life stage, nutrition, lifestyle gender. Recently, there more discussions about increasing role development other diseases. According studies, any changes are associated several dermatoses. Better understanding its interactions immune system could help us understand diseases well have an impact on some new therapeutic methods. In this article, current knowledge influence alopecia areata will be discussed. Alopecia (AA) caused autoimmune process that destroys hair follicles. exact pathogenesis unknown, but triggering factors include: disorders, environmental exposures, predisposition, possibly microbiome.