Illuminating the Role of Vitamin A in Skin Innate Immunity and the Skin Microbiome: A Narrative Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Vitamin A, Retinoids, and the Skin’s Innate Immune Response
2.1. Vitamin A and Toll Like Receptors
2.2. Retinoids and Keratinocytes
2.3. Retinoic Acid and Dendritic Cells
2.4. Vitamin A and Mast Cells
3. Vitamin A, Antimicrobial Proteins and the Skin Microbiome
3.1. Vitamin A and Resistin-Like Molecule α
3.2. Retinoic Acid and Cathelicidin
3.3. Vitamin A and Staphylococcus aureus
3.4. Vitamin A, Retinoic Acid and the Hair Microbiome
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Roche, F.C.; Harris-Tryon, T.A. Illuminating the Role of Vitamin A in Skin Innate Immunity and the Skin Microbiome: A Narrative Review. Nutrients 2021, 13, 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020302
Roche FC, Harris-Tryon TA. Illuminating the Role of Vitamin A in Skin Innate Immunity and the Skin Microbiome: A Narrative Review. Nutrients. 2021; 13(2):302. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020302
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoche, Fritzlaine C., and Tamia A. Harris-Tryon. 2021. "Illuminating the Role of Vitamin A in Skin Innate Immunity and the Skin Microbiome: A Narrative Review" Nutrients 13, no. 2: 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020302