Keratin 6A promotes skin inflamma…on in keratinocytes.
🔬 Peer-reviewed
Keratin 6A promotes skin inflammation through JAK1-STAT3 activation in keratinocytes.
Mengting Chen, Yaling Wang, Mei Wang, San Xu, Zixin Tan, Yisheng Cai + 4 more
Journal of biomedical science · 2025
Findings
Keratin 6A (KRT6A) — a protein your skin naturally makes — actually triggers inflammation when your skin barrier is damaged, making conditions like rosacea and psoriasis worse. In animal and cell studies, turning down KRT6A reduced inflammation significantly, while increasing it made inflammation worse. This suggests KRT6A might be a new target for treating inflammatory skin diseases.
Design
Review
Evidence
Moderate
Journal
Journal of biomedical science
Ingredients studied