Pathogenesis and therapy of psoriasis

MA Lowes, AM Bowcock, JG Krueger - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Psoriasis is one of the most common human skin diseases and is considered to have key
genetic underpinnings. It is characterized by excessive growth and aberrant differentiation of …

[HTML][HTML] Innate immunity gone awry: linking microbial infections to chronic inflammation and cancer

M Karin, T Lawrence, V Nizet - Cell, 2006 - cell.com
Clinical and epidemiologic studies have suggested an association between infectious
agents and chronic inflammatory disorders and cancer. Better understanding of microbial …

Interleukin-22, a TH17 cytokine, mediates IL-23-induced dermal inflammation and acanthosis

Y Zheng, DM Danilenko, P Valdez, I Kasman… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by hyperplasia of the
epidermis (acanthosis), infiltration of leukocytes into both the dermis and epidermis, and …

Plasmacytoid dendritic cells sense self-DNA coupled with antimicrobial peptide

R Lande, J Gregorio, V Facchinetti, B Chatterjee… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) sense viral and microbial DNA through endosomal Toll-
like receptors to produce type 1 interferons. pDCs do not normally respond to self-DNA, but …

Plasmacytoid predendritic cells initiate psoriasis through interferon-α production

FO Nestle, C Conrad, A Tun-Kyi, B Homey… - The Journal of …, 2005 - rupress.org
Psoriasis is one of the most common T cell–mediated autoimmune diseases in humans.
Although a role for the innate immune system in driving the autoimmune T cell cascade has …

Infliximab induction and maintenance therapy for moderate-to-severe psoriasis: a phase III, multicentre, double-blind trial

K Reich, FO Nestle, K Papp, JP Ortonne, R Evans… - The Lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
Background Tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) is thought to play a part in the pathogenesis of
psoriasis. We assessed the efficacy and safety of continuous treatment with infliximab, a …

IL-31: a new link between T cells and pruritus in atopic skin inflammation

E Sonkoly, A Muller, AI Lauerma, A Pivarcsi… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: IL-31 is a novel T-cell–derived cytokine that induces severe pruritus and
dermatitis in transgenic mice, and signals through a heterodimeric receptor composed of IL …

Inside and out: the activities of senescence in cancer

PA Pérez-Mancera, ARJ Young, M Narita - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2014 - nature.com
The core aspect of the senescent phenotype is a stable state of cell cycle arrest. However,
this is a disguise that conceals a highly active metabolic cell state with diverse functionality …

Cytokines in psoriasis

J Baliwag, DH Barnes, A Johnston - Cytokine, 2015 - Elsevier
Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin disease with an incompletely understood etiology.
The disease is characterized by red, scaly and well-demarcated skin lesions formed by the …

IL-23 stimulates epidermal hyperplasia via TNF and IL-20R2–dependent mechanisms with implications for psoriasis pathogenesis

JR Chan, W Blumenschein, E Murphy… - The Journal of …, 2006 - rupress.org
Aberrant cytokine expression has been proposed as an underlying cause of psoriasis,
although it is unclear which cytokines play critical roles. Interleukin (IL)-23 is expressed in …