China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 50-52.

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Update of cellular immunity of vitiligo

ZHANG Qian, JIAN Zhe, LIU Ling, LI Kai.   

  1. Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710032, China
  • Online:2018-01-15 Published:2018-12-05
  • Contact: LI Kai, E-mail: kaifmmu@fmmu.edu.cn

Abstract: Pathogenesis of vitiligo includes inheritance, autoimmune, oxidative stress, apoptosis and dysfunction of keratinocyte, at al. It has been reported that the autoimmune-mediated immunity plays an important role in the pathogenesis of vitiligo. The update of cellular immunity of vitiligo is summarized in this article.

Key words: vitiligo, cellular immunity