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We have examined the expression level of cornified envelope (CE) proteins in CTCL, AD and healthy skin, to search for the differences and their relation to the courses of both diseases. The levels of FLG, FLG2, RPTN, HRNR, SPRR1A, SPRR1B, SPRR3 and LELP-1 mRNA were determined by qRT-PCR, while protein levels were examined using the ELISA method in skin samples. We have found that mRNA levels of FLG, FLG2, LOR, CRNN and SPRR3v1 were decreased (p \u2264 0.04), whereas mRNA levels of RPTN, HRNR and SPRR1Av1 were increased in lesional and nonlesional AD skin compared to the healthy control group (p \u2264 0.04). The levels of FLG, FLG2, CRNN, SPRR3v1 mRNA increased (p \u2264 0.02) and RPTN, HRNR and SPRR1Av1 mRNA decreased (p \u2264 0.005) in CTCL skin compared to the lesional AD skin. There was a strong correlation between the stage of CTCL and increased SPRR1Av1 gene expression at both mRNA (R = 0.89; p \u2264 0.05) and protein levels (R = 0.94; p \u2264 0.05). FLG, FLG2, RPTN, HRNR and SPRR1A seem to play a key role in skin barrier dysfunction in CTCL and could be considered a biomarker for differential diagnosis of AD and CTCL. SPRR1Av1 transcript levels seem to be a possible marker of CTCL stage, however, further studies on a larger study group are needed to confirm our findings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu12030862","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,24]],"date-time":"2020-03-24T07:16:08Z","timestamp":1585034168000},"page":"862","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":25,"title":["Expression Profiles of Genes Encoding Cornified Envelope Proteins in Atopic Dermatitis and Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8206-8441","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Magdalena","family":"Trzeciak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-214 Gdansk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9790-6084","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Berenika","family":"Olszewska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-214 Gdansk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Monika","family":"Sakowicz-Burkiewicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-214 Gdansk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7626-3689","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ma\u0142gorzata","family":"Soko\u0142owska-Wojdy\u0142o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-214 Gdansk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2064-7616","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jerzy","family":"Jankau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plastic Surgery, Medical University of Gda\u0144sk, 80-214 Gda\u0144sk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4768-1387","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Roman Janusz","family":"Nowicki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-214 Gdansk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0375-732X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tadeusz","family":"Pawe\u0142czyk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-214 Gdansk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1703","DOI":"10.1182\/blood-2018-11-881268","article-title":"The 2018 update of the WHO-EORTC classification for primary cutaneous lymphomas","volume":"133","author":"Willemze","year":"2019","journal-title":"Blood"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"150","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2141.2011.08852.x","article-title":"Evolving Insights in the pathogenesis and therapy of Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (Mycosis Fungoides and S\u00e9zary Syndrome)","volume":"155","author":"Wong","year":"2011","journal-title":"Br. 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