PGLYRP1 and atopic eczema: In addition, to its antimicrobial function, several mouse models using PGLYRP1 knock-out, have demonstrated both an anti-inflammatory role for PGLYRP1 that down-regulated the production of type-1 cytokines and chemokines [47], and a pro-inflammatory role in atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, and pulmonary inflammation models promoting the Th1, Th2 and Th17 response [48], [49].