Figure 1.
Role of S. aureus secreted virulence factors in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis: S. aureus secretes several virulence factors, which interact with overlapping features involved in the pathogenesis of AD. Abbreviations: VF: virulence factors, PSMs: Phenol soluble modulins, SE: staphylococcal enterotoxins, LTA: Lipoteichoic acid, HDP: Host defence peptide, TSLP: Thymic stromal lymphopoietin, TLR: Toll like receptor, TNFR: Tumor necrosis factor receptor.