Vitamin D and the pathophysiology of inflammatory skin diseases

M Umar, KS Sastry, F Al Ali, M Al-Khulaifi… - Skin pharmacology and …, 2018 - karger.com
Background: Vitamin D is a secosteroid, which was initially known for its skeletal role;
however, in recent years, its functions in different organs have been increasingly …

Protease-armed bacteria in the skin

J Koziel, J Potempa - Cell and tissue research, 2013 - Springer
The skin constitutes a formidable barrier against commensal and pathogenic bacteria, which
permanently and transiently colonise the skin, respectively. Commensal and pathogenic …

Rapidly dissolving microneedles for the delivery of cubosome-like liquid crystalline nanoparticles with sustained release of rapamycin

A Ramalheiro, JL Paris, BFB Silva, LR Pires - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we developed a system for the transdermal delivery and controlled release of
the hydrophobic immunosuppressive drug rapamycin, foreseeing an application in psoriasis …

The role of p38 MAPK in the aetiopathogenesis of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis

A Mavropoulos, EI Rigopoulou… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The pathogenetic mechanisms responsible for the induction of immune‐mediated disorders,
such as psoriasis, remain not well characterized. Molecular signaling pathways are not well …

TYK2 in immune responses and treatment of psoriasis

L Shang, J Cao, S Zhao, J Zhang… - Journal of Inflammation …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2), a key part of the Janus kinase-signal transducer and
activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) pathway, plays an integral role in the differentiation and …

Natural killer (NK) cell deficit in coronary artery disease: no aberrations in phenotype but sustained reduction of NK cells is associated with low-grade inflammation

K Backteman, J Ernerudh… - Clinical & Experimental …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Although reduced natural killer (NK) cell levels have been reported consistently in patients
with coronary artery disease (CAD), the clinical significance and persistence of this immune …

Lifting the silver flakes: the pathogenesis and management of chronic plaque psoriasis

HT Chong, Z Kopecki, AJ Cowin - BioMed research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin condition in which patients suffer from mild
to chronic plaque skin plaques. The disease manifests through an excessive inflammatory …

Systemic Inflammatory Disorders, Immunosuppressive Treatment and Increase Risk of Head and Neck Cancers—A Narrative Review of Potential Physiopathological …

N Vale, M Pereira, RA Mendes - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Head and neck cancers (HNCs) are known to present multiple factors likely to influence their
development. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current scientific …

Immunoregulation of NKT cells in systemic lupus erythematosus

J Chen, M Wu, J Wang, X Li - Journal of immunology research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease with different
variety of clinical manifestations. Natural killer T (NKT) cells are innate lymphocytes that play …

Immunological risk factors for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with psoriatic arthritis: New predictive nomograms and natural killer cells

B Li, R Su, H Yan, J Liu, C Gao, X Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To search for the immunological risk factors of Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) combined
with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), development and assessment of predictive …