The translational revolution and use of biologics in patients with inflammatory skin diseases

Shinji Noda, James G. Krueger, Emma Guttman-Yassky

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Abstract

Psoriasis and atopic dermatitis (AD) are common inflammatory skin diseases characterized by immune-mediated inflammation and abnormal keratinocyte differentiation. Although T-cell infiltration characterizes both diseases, T-cell polarization differs. Psoriasis is currently the best model for translational medicine because many targeted therapeutics have been developed and testing of targeted therapeutics has cemented psoriasis as IL-23/TH17 polarized. In patients with AD, although therapeutic development is approximately a decade behind that in patients with psoriasis, there is now active development and testing of targeted therapeutics against various immune axes (TH2, TH22, and IL-23/TH17). These clinical trials and subsequent molecular analyses using human samples will be able to clarify the relative roles of polar cytokines in patients with AD.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)324-336
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume135
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2015

Keywords

  • IL-23
  • Psoriasis
  • T17
  • T2
  • T22
  • atopic dermatitis
  • biologics
  • eczema

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