Table 2 List of skin cells and their functions

Epidermis

Keratinocytes

Melanocytes

Langerhans cells

Merkel cells

Preservation of immune barrier

Skin pigmentation

Adaptive immune responses

Mechanoreceptors

[55]

[56]

[57]

[58]

Dermis

Fibroblasts

Mast cells

Synthesizing and depositing ECM component

Immune and inflammatory responses

[59]

[59]

Hypodermis

Adipocytes

Energy storage, endocrine, nervous, and immune function

[60]