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January 2024 in “JID Innovations” In this study, researchers identified significant differences in protein expression patterns in scalps affected by central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, notably upregulation of immune pathways and fibrosis markers and downregulation of metabolic proteins, suggesting unique disease mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that psoriasis patients on biologic therapy had significantly lower anti-COVID19 IgG antibody levels after vaccination compared to healthy individuals not on biologic treatment.
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December 2021 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This study observed that dermatological patients using certain immunosuppressants, like azathioprine and high-dose prednisolone, had a reduced humoral immune response to the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine compared to those without such treatments.
April 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that multicomponent microarray patches for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination produced stronger immune responses and fewer side effects in mice compared to traditional intramuscular injection.
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October 2022 in “Current Dermatology Reports” This review discusses the impact of immune-modifying therapies on COVID-19 vaccine responses, noting that a complete vaccine course can improve initially inadequate humoral responses among treated individuals compared to a single dose.