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Elena Boero¹, Malgorzata Ewa Mnich¹, Andrea Guido Oreste Manetti¹

¹GSK, Siena, Italy.

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Human 3D skin models are crucial for understanding how skin pathogens colonize and invade. These advanced models overcome limitations of animal studies, offering new insights into microbial pathogenesis and host-pathogen interactions.

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Area of Science:

Microbiology
Dermatology
Immunology

Background:

The skin barrier protects against pathogens but also harbors commensal microbes.
Skin pathogens can cause local infections or systemic spread when the skin barrier is compromised.
Understanding skin-microbe interactions is vital, yet mechanisms of pathogenesis are poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the strengths and weaknesses of various human skin models.
To summarize key findings from studies using these models to investigate skin pathogens.
To highlight the utility of 3D skin models in studying microbial pathogenesis.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on human skin models (in vitro, ex vivo, 3D).
Analysis of studies employing these models to study bacterial, fungal, and viral skin pathogens.
Comparative assessment of model systems regarding anatomical and immunological relevance.

Main Results:

Animal models inadequately represent human skin anatomy and immune responses.
Human 3D skin models offer a more accurate platform for studying skin-pathogen interactions.
These models have yielded insights into colonization and invasion mechanisms of various skin pathogens.

Conclusions:

Human 3D skin models are superior to animal models for studying skin pathogens.
These models provide valuable tools for elucidating molecular mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis on human skin.
Further research utilizing 3D skin models will advance our understanding of skin infections and host defenses.