Volume 48, Issue 8 pp. 1129-1138
REVIEW ARTICLE

Role of necroptosis in infection-related, immune-mediated, and autoimmune skin diseases

Lulu Liu

Lulu Liu

Department of Dermatology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China

Search for more papers by this author
Ziting Tang

Ziting Tang

Department of Dermatology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China

Search for more papers by this author
Yilan Zeng

Yilan Zeng

Department of Dermatology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China

Search for more papers by this author
Yuanhong Liu

Yuanhong Liu

Department of Dermatology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China

Search for more papers by this author
Lu Zhou

Lu Zhou

Department of Dermatology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China

Search for more papers by this author
Shengbo Yang

Corresponding Author

Shengbo Yang

Department of Dermatology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China

Correspondence

Shengbo Yang and Dan Wang, Department of Dermatology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 308 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, Hunan Province 410013, China.

Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]

Search for more papers by this author
Dan Wang

Corresponding Author

Dan Wang

Department of Dermatology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China

Correspondence

Shengbo Yang and Dan Wang, Department of Dermatology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 308 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, Hunan Province 410013, China.

Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]

Search for more papers by this author
First published: 09 June 2021
Citations: 14

Abstract

Regulated necrosis, also termed necroptosis, is another programmed cell death depending on a unique molecular pathway that does not overlap with apoptosis. Tumor necrosis factor and Toll-like receptor family members, interferon, and other mediators are the factors that mainly cause necroptosis. Activating necroptosis by ligands of death receptors requires the kinase activity of receptor-interacting proteins 1 and 3, and a mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein, which is a critical downstream mediator of necroptosis. Increasing evidence has revealed that necroptosis does not only involve physiological regulation but also the occurrence, development, and prognosis of certain diseases, such as septicemia, neurodegenerative diseases, and ischemic–reperfusion injury. Many excellent documented systematic discussions of necroptosis and its role in various skin diseases. In this review, we summarize the molecular mechanism of necroptosis, as well as the current knowledge on the contribution of necroptosis, in infection-related, immune-mediated, autoimmune skin diseases, and malignant skin tumors.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

None declared.

The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties.