Bittersweet: how hyperglycemia exacerbates vitiligo progression through the succinate/SUCNR1 axis - PubMed
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- Hyperglycemia worsens vitiligo progression by activating T cells via the succinate/SUCNR1 axis.
- Succinate may serve as a biomarker for vitiligo disease activity and represents a new therapeutic target.
- The study suggests that modifying lifestyle factors, like glucose metabolism, could help slow vitiligo and other autoimmune diseases.