Emerging drugs for the treatment of vitiligo

P Karagaiah, Y Valle, J Sigova, N Zerbinati… - Expert Opinion on …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Vitiligo is a relatively common autoimmune depigmenting disorder of the skin.
There has been a great advance in understanding the pathological basis, which has led to …

Phototherapy for vitiligo

R Zubair, IH Hamzavi - Dermatologic clinics, 2020 - derm.theclinics.com
Vitiligo is an incurable acquired autoimmune disorder resulting in white, hypopigmented
macules and patches caused by the progressive destruction of functional melanocytes (Fig …

Recent progress and future directions: the nano-drug delivery system for the treatment of vitiligo

MC Sun, XL Xu, XF Lou, YZ Du - International Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Vitiligo is a depigmentation disease that seriously affects the physical health, mental health
and quality of life of a patient. Therapeutic aim at control immunoreaction by relieving …

[HTML][HTML] IFN‑γ induces apoptosis in human melanocytes by activating the JAK1/STAT1 signaling pathway

Q Su, F Wang, Z Dong, M Chen… - Molecular medicine …, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
The present study aimed to investigate the role of janus kinase (JAK) 1/STAT1 in interferon
(IFN)‑γ‑induced apoptosis in human melanocytes. Following IFN‑γ treatment, the viability of …

[HTML][HTML] Consensus on the treatment of vitiligo – Brazilian Society of Dermatology,

G Dellatorre, DAP Antelo, RB Bedrikow… - Anais Brasileiros de …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Background: Vitiligo is a muco-cutaneous, autoimmune, localized, or disseminated disease,
which manifests through hypochromic or achromic macules, with loss in quality of life. The …

The efficacy and safety of tacrolimus as mono‐and adjunctive therapy for vitiligo: A systematic review of randomised clinical trials

CJ Arora, M Rafiq, S Shumack… - Australasian Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is currently no definitive treatment for vitiligo; various modalities include immune
modulators phototherapy and skin camouflage. We investigated the efficacy and safety of …

Clinical evaluation of the efficacy of trichloroacetic acid 70% after microneedling vs intradermal injection of 5‐fluorouracil in the treatment of nonsegmental vitiligo; a …

M Khater, M Nasr, S Salah, FM Khattab - Dermatologic Therapy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Vitiligo is a skin disorder commonly acquired. Although different therapies are used, they are
refractory to therapy in many cases. Trauma has been reported to cause hyperpigmentation …

Excimer laser/light treatment of alopecia areata: A systematic review and meta‐analyses

JH Lee, SH Eun, SH Kim, HJ Ju… - Photodermatology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The excimer laser/light (EL) has been reported to be effective for alopecia
areata (AA), but its treatment response has not been systematically reviewed. Objective To …

[HTML][HTML] Tracing the photoaddition of pharmaceutical psoralens to DNA

J Diekmann, I Theves, KA Thom, P Gilch - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The psoralens 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP), 4, 5′, 8-trimethylpsoralen (TMP) and 5-
methoxypsoralen (5-MOP) find clinical application in PUVA (psoralen+ UVA) therapy. PUVA …

The effectiveness of topical calcineurin inhibitors compared with topical corticosteroids in the treatment of vitiligo: A systematic review and meta-analysis

HC Chang, YP Hsu, YC Huang - Journal of the American Academy of …, 2020 - jaad.org
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