BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. It is characterized by immune cell activation and altered epidermal differentiation. S100A7 (psoriasin) is overexpressed in psoriasis, suggesting a determinant role of this protein in inflammation and keratinocyte differentiation. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of S100A7 in the skin from psoriatic patients undergoing biological therapy with adalimumab, etanercept or ustekinumab. METHODS: S100A7 expression and distribution were analyzed by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: S100A7, overexpressed in epidermal keratinocytes of psoriatic lesions, was downregulated, under the biological therapy with adalimumab, etanercept or ustekinumab, only in patients achieving a PASI score<15. CONCLUSIONS: Dysregulation of S100A7 may represent a non-negligible player in the maintenance of psoriasis and the relative epidermal changes. Blockage of S100A7 may represent an additional therapeutic approach in the treatment of psoriasis.
Effects of adalimumab, etanercept and ustekinumab on the expression of psoriasin (S100A7) in psoriatic skin
D'Amico F;MAZZARINO, Maria Clorinda
2015-01-01
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. It is characterized by immune cell activation and altered epidermal differentiation. S100A7 (psoriasin) is overexpressed in psoriasis, suggesting a determinant role of this protein in inflammation and keratinocyte differentiation. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of S100A7 in the skin from psoriatic patients undergoing biological therapy with adalimumab, etanercept or ustekinumab. METHODS: S100A7 expression and distribution were analyzed by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: S100A7, overexpressed in epidermal keratinocytes of psoriatic lesions, was downregulated, under the biological therapy with adalimumab, etanercept or ustekinumab, only in patients achieving a PASI score<15. CONCLUSIONS: Dysregulation of S100A7 may represent a non-negligible player in the maintenance of psoriasis and the relative epidermal changes. Blockage of S100A7 may represent an additional therapeutic approach in the treatment of psoriasis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
