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September 2024 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found elevated levels of IL-18 and free IL-18 in hidradenitis suppurativa patients compared to healthy controls, suggesting these cytokines may serve as novel biomarkers for disease activity, with correlations indicating their involvement in disease severity.
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February 2022 in “Seminars in cell & developmental biology” This review discusses the complexities of hidradenitis suppurativa pathogenesis, highlighting issues with Notch signaling, immune dysregulation, and the role of keratinocytes and ECM, but reports no new clinical results.
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March 2014 in “Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases” This study found that activating liver X receptors with an agonist reduced skin fibrosis in experimental models, particularly in inflammation-driven conditions, by inhibiting macrophage infiltration and interleukin-6 release.
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October 1996 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This review discusses androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata through a systems biology lens, emphasizing the role of multi-omics data integration to explore molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic strategies, but offers no new clinical results.
August 2024 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This review discusses the potential of therapeutic antibodies as an alternative treatment for androgenetic alopecia, highlighting the initial development stages and the need for further validation and optimization of targets like the prolactin receptor and Interleukin-6 receptor.
