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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
What do keratinocytes do?
- provide structural support
- contribute to the skin's immune system
constitutively produce cytokines (e.g. IL-1, IL-7, TGF beta)
can produce inflammatory mediators
amplify contact hypersensitivity rxns
- undergo cornification, which helps the barrier
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