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Kulakli S, Oguz ID, Aksan B. Could Blood Cell-Based Inflammatory Markers Be Used to Monitor Response to Biologic Therapy in Psoriasis? SISLI ETFAL HASTANESI TIP BULTENI 2023; 57:536-542. [PMID: 38268655 PMCID: PMC10805057 DOI: 10.14744/semb.2023.43569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Objectives Despite extensive research, there is currently no specific biomarker that reliably and universally indicates treatment response in psoriasis. Multiple studies have evaluated systemic inflammation markers, including neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), and systemic immune response index (SIRI) in psoriasis patients. However, there are limited studies investigating changes in these markers with biologic therapy. The goal of this study was to investigate the impact of biologic therapy on parameters including NLR, PLR, MLR, SII, and SIRI in patients with psoriasis. Methods In this cohort study, we retrospectively evaluated 108 psoriasis patients who were on biological treatment, including interleukin (IL)17, IL23, and IL12/23 inhibitors, for a minimum of 12 weeks. We analyzed Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) scores, complete blood count parameters, and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels both before and after 12 weeks of treatment. Results The NLR, PLR, MLR, SII, SIRI, and CRP values all demonstrated a significant decrease, regardless of the specific type of biologic agent (p=0.001, 0.007, 0.011, <0.001, <0.001 and <0.001, respectively). Furthermore, we observed a statistically significant but low correlation between the reduction in PASI scores and PLR, SII, and SIRI values (p=0.036, r=0.202; p=0.042, r=0.196; p=0.023, r=0.219, respectively). Conclusion The NLR, MLR, especially PLR, SII, and SIRI might be used as simple, convenient, and inexpensive laboratory markers to monitor the degree of inflammation and response to treatment after biologic therapy in daily practice.
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- Sevgi Kulakli
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Giresun University Faculty of Medicine, Giresun, Türkiye
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Giresun University Faculty of Medicine, Giresun, Türkiye
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Giresun University Faculty of Medicine, Giresun, Türkiye
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Hayama K, Iwasaki R, Tian Y, Fujita H. Factors associated with generalized pustular psoriasis progression among patients with psoriasis vulgaris in Japan: Results from a claims database study. J Dermatol 2023; 50:1531-1538. [PMID: 37721393 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Of those patients diagnosed with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) in Japan, approximately 30% have a prior psoriasis vulgaris (PsV) diagnosis. Therefore, understanding factors associated with a GPP diagnosis is essential for early diagnosis of GPP in patients with PsV. This retrospective cohort study was conducted to identify associated factors for GPP diagnosis in patients with PsV. Eligible patients with two confirmed diagnoses of PsV with/without a confirmed GPP diagnosis (International Classification of Disease 10th revision codes L40.0 and L40.1, respectively) were identified from the Japanese Medical Data Center database (JMDC) (July 1, 2005-January 31, 2019). Weighted logistic regression was used to identify associated factors (based on recorded comorbidities) between the PsV only and PsV with GPP cohorts. Odds ratios (ORs) of ≥1.5, associated with a high probability of a GPP diagnosis, were reported for factors with ≥5 patients/cohort. The time from event to GPP diagnosis was evaluated. The highest associated factor for GPP diagnosis was psoriatic arthritis (OR 20.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] 17.06-23.92, P < 0.0001), which also had the shortest time from event to GPP diagnosis (median 119 days). Other comorbidities associated with GPP diagnosis were other psoriasis, tonsillitis, and sinusitis. Treatments associated with GPP diagnosis included systemic corticosteroids (OR 2.19, 95% CI 1.98-2.43, P < 0.0001; median time from treatment initiation to GPP diagnosis 180 days). Other associated treatments (other immunosuppressants, interleukin [IL]-17 or IL-23 inhibitors, and phototherapy) had a delay of ≥1 year from treatment initiation to GPP diagnosis. Back pain, headache, and fever were also identified as associated with a GPP diagnosis. Patients with PsV requiring systemic therapies are more likely to receive a GPP diagnosis than those not requiring systemic treatment. These data will help identify patients with PsV at high risk of developing GPP and potentially support early GPP diagnosis.
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
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Şener G, İnan Yuksel E, Gökdeniz O, Karaman K, Canat HD. The Relationship of Hematological Parameters and C-reactive Protein (CRP) With Disease Presence, Severity, and Response to Systemic Therapy in Patients With Psoriasis. Cureus 2023; 15:e43790. [PMID: 37731441 PMCID: PMC10507996 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.43790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Systemic inflammation has an important role in psoriasis, which is a chronic disease with an increasing prevalence and is associated with comorbidity. Our aim is to investigate the relationship of hematological parameters and C-reactive protein (CRP) with the presence and severity of the disease in patients with psoriasis. It is also to investigate whether it can be used as a biomarker in monitoring the response to systemic treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study was conducted with the participation of 139 psoriasis patients receiving biological therapy (BT) and conventional therapy (CT) and 140 healthy controls. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data of patients and controls were examined and all parameters were compared with the psoriasis area severity index (PASI) score. In addition, the changes in these parameters before the treatment and in the third month of the treatment were examined in the patient groups who received BT and CT. RESULTS White blood cell (WBC), neutrophil, monocytes, platelet (PLT), plateletcrit, red blood cell, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) monocyte-lymphocyte ratio (MLR), red cell distribution width (RDW), CRP and erythrocytesedimentation (ESR) levels were higher compared to the healthy control group in psoriasis patients (p<0.05). Baseline PASI values were positively correlated with WBC, neutrophils, monocytes, NLR, MLR, and CRP. WBC, neutrophil, NLR, CRP, and ESR levels decreased in all patients in the third month of treatment (p<0.05). WBC, PLT, neutrophil, and NLR in patients receiving BT; while WBC, neutrophil, NLR, CRP, and ESR levels decreased in patients receiving CT, RDW levels increased (p<0.05). Adalimumab; NLR and basophil, methotrexate; WBC, NLR, neutrophil, and ESR levels caused a significant decrease (p<0.05). CONCLUSION The fact that increased WBC, neutrophils, monocytes, NLR, MLR, and CRP levels are associated with the severity of psoriasis indicates that these parameters reflect systemic inflammation in psoriasis. In addition, the decrease in these parameters after BT and CT suggests that they can be considered simple and reliable markers that can be used as a complement to the PASI score in assessing disease severity and response to treatment.
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- Gülsen Şener
- Biochemistry, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, TUR
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- Dermatology, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, TUR
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- Biochemistry, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, TUR
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Biomarkers and Predictive Factors for Treatment Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitors in Patients with Psoriasis. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12030974. [PMID: 36769622 PMCID: PMC9918195 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12030974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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We performed a retrospective and observational study of patients with psoriasis. The aim of this study was to define the laboratory indicators reflecting the treatment response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors and the predictors for the treatment response. From January 2010 to June 2022, 28, 15 and 12 patients with psoriasis were treated with infliximab (IFX), adalimumab (ADA) and certolizumab pegol (CZP), respectively. The values of C-reactive protein (CRP), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and monocyte to lymphocyte ratio decreased in parallel with psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) at weeks 12 and 52 of treatment. The percentage reduction of the CRP was correlated with that of the PASI at week 52 in all patients and subgroups treated with IFX. The percentage reduction of the PLR was correlated with that of the PASI at week 52 in all patients. Linear multivariate regression analyses revealed that the presence of scalp lesions was associated with a high percentage reduction of the PASI at week 52 in the ADA subgroup. The CRP and PLR might act as biomarkers reflecting the treatment response to TNF-α inhibitors in patients with psoriasis. The presence of scalp lesions might be a predictive factor for a high treatment response to ADA in patients with psoriasis.
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Han L, Guo M, Wang B, Meng Q, Zhu J, Huang Q, Zhang Z, Fang X, Yang K, Wu S, Zheng Z, Yawalkar N, Deng H, Yan K. Sex-differential downregulation of methotrexate on plasma viscosity and whole blood viscosity in psoriasis. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2022; 81:305-314. [PMID: 35466929 DOI: 10.3233/ch-211343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methotrexate (MTX) is often used as a first-line system therapy and there is a need to determine its effect on whole blood viscosity (WBV) and plasma viscosity (PV) in psoriasis. METHODS A prospective, single-center, interventional study with a total of 111 psoriatic patients who received MTX therapy from October 22, 2018, to December 28, 2019, and 111 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Changes in WBV, PV, blood counts, liver and renal function were evaluated. RESULTS Psoriatic patients had significantly higher levels of WBV and relative viscosity (RV) at low shear rate (LSR), erythrocyte aggregation index (EAI), and PV than sex and age-matched healthy controls. PV was positively correlated with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), ESR was positively correlated with high sensitive C-reactive protein (hCRP). But only hCRP was positively associated with psoriasis area severity index (PASI) score. MTX significantly decreased the levels of PV, ESR, hCRP, and blood pressure (BP) in male patients, and the level of WBV in female patients. CONCLUSION: Sex-specific downregulation of MTX on WBV, PV, hCRP, and BP, indicating that the effect of MTX on the risk of cardiovascular disease was related with sex.
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- Ling Han
- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Information, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Usage of C-Reactive Protein Testing in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA): Results from a Real-World Survey in the USA and Europe. Rheumatol Ther 2022; 9:285-293. [PMID: 35032324 PMCID: PMC8814274 DOI: 10.1007/s40744-021-00420-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Introduction C-reactive protein (CRP) is an important non-specific marker of both acute and chronic inflammation and can be elevated in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). However, the use of CRP testing in the management of PsA can vary. This study investigated how CRP testing is implemented in real-world clinical practice for disease management of PsA. Methods A point-in-time survey of rheumatologists and dermatologists and their next six consulting patients with PsA was conducted in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK (EU5), and the USA between June and August 2018. Use of CRP testing was obtained by asking the physician to state (yes/no) whether CRP was used to aid PsA diagnosis and/or to monitor the patient’s disease activity. The number of CRP tests conducted in the last 12 months for each patient enrolled was provided. Results Data were collected for 2270 patients (USA, n = 595; EU5, n = 1675). In the EU5, CRP testing was conducted to aid diagnosis in 78.7% of patients (vs. 43.4% in USA) and CRP was used to monitor disease activity in 72.0% (vs. 34.6% in USA). The majority (80.9%) of patients in the EU5 had at least one CRP test in the last 12 months compared to 42.9% in the USA. Patients treated by rheumatologists (vs. dermatologists) were at least 50% more likely to have CRP tested for monitoring purposes, this difference being most pronounced in the USA. In the EU5, CRP testing was conducted a mean ± standard deviation of 2.7 ± 1.7 times during the last 12 months, versus 2.0 ± 1.4 in the USA. Conclusions CRP was more commonly used for the diagnosis and monitoring of PsA in Europe compared to the USA and was more commonly ordered by rheumatologists than dermatologists. In the absence of a better serum biomarker of inflammation, more data are needed to understand how CRP testing should be used in the diagnosis and management PsA.
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Hölsken S, Krefting F, Schedlowski M, Sondermann W. Common Fundamentals of Psoriasis and Depression. Acta Derm Venereol 2021; 101:adv00609. [PMID: 34806760 PMCID: PMC9455336 DOI: 10.2340/actadv.v101.565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Psoriasis is an inflammatory, immune-mediated disease that is frequently associated with psychological comorbidities such as depression. The stigma patients feel because of the appearance of their skin may contribute to the high psycho-social burden of psoriasis. However, there is emerging evidence that overlapping biological mechanisms are, to a substantial degree, responsible for the close interaction between psoriasis and depression. Increased proinflammatory mediators, such as C-reactive protein or interleukin-6, are present in both psoriasis and depression, indicating that inflammation may represent a pathophysiological link between the diseases. Anti-inflammatory biologic therapies treat the clinical manifestations of psoriasis, but might also play a significant role in reducing associated depressive symptoms in patients with psoriasis. Comparison between single studies focusing on the change in depressive symptoms in psoriasis is limited by inconsistency in the depression screening tools applied.
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, DE-45122 Essen, Germany.
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Campanati A, Marani A, Martina E, Diotallevi F, Radi G, Offidani A. Psoriasis as an Immune-Mediated and Inflammatory Systemic Disease: From Pathophysiology to Novel Therapeutic Approaches. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9111511. [PMID: 34829740 PMCID: PMC8615182 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9111511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Psoriasis is an immune-mediated inflammatory disease, with a chronic relapsing-remitting course, which affects 2–3% of the worldwide population. The progressive acquisitions of the inflammatory pathways involved in the development of psoriasis have led to the identification of the key molecules of the psoriatic inflammatory cascade. At the same time, psoriasis therapy has radically evolved with the introduction of target molecules able to modify the natural history of the disease, acting specifically on these inflammatory pathways. For these reasons, biologics have been demonstrated to be drugs able to change the disease’s natural history, as they reduce the inflammatory background to avoid irreversible organ damage and prevent systemic complications. However, several issues related to the use of biologics in patients with systemic comorbidities, remain open. All these data reflect the extraordinary potentiality of biologics, but also the unmet medical need to improve our knowledge on the long-term risk related to continuous use of these drugs, and their administration in special populations. This narrative review aims to highlight both the efficacy and safety profile of biologics in psoriasis, starting from pathophysiology and moving towards their clinical application.
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Hirano N, Houbara R, Korematsu S, Hatano Y, Ihara K. Psoriasis with short stature improved by adalimumab. Pediatr Dermatol 2021; 38:1379-1381. [PMID: 34514629 DOI: 10.1111/pde.14784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Few cases of pediatric psoriasis with short stature, possibly resulting from chronic systemic inflammation, have been reported. We present the case of a child with short stature occurring after the onset of psoriasis wherein treatment with adalimumab resulted in the improvement of not only the psoriasis but also the child's short stature. Pediatric psoriasis associated with short stature may benefit from the early induction of biologic therapy.
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- Naoki Hirano
- Department of Pediatrics, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
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Terui H, Asano M, Shimada-Omori R, Tsuchiyama K, Takahashi T, Nasu-Tamabuchi M, Hagiwara-Takita A, Kusakari Y, Ohtani T, Aiba S, Yamasaki K. Body mass index, HbA1c and serum C-reactive protein are predictors of secondary failure in infliximab continuance for Japanese psoriasis patients: A hospital-based retrospective case-control study. J Dermatol 2021; 48:1719-1723. [PMID: 34355429 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Biologics has had a great impact on psoriasis treatment as well as the life of psoriasis patients. Infliximab (IFX), one of the biologics targeting tumor necrosis factor (TNF), is the first of the biologics introduced to Japanese psoriasis patients. Many patients had benefits of IFX from initial applications and sustained remission of skin lesions and arthritis. Some, however, fall into so-called secondary failure, in which patients become less responsive to IFX when the treatment is repeated. The mechanism of secondary failure and the background of patients with secondary failure have not been completely elucidated. To address this issue, we retrospectively evaluated psoriasis patients treated with IFX in our department. In this retrospective, single-center, case-control study based on the clinical record, a total of 34 patients were enrolled. We excluded 7 patients who discontinued IFX because of adverse events of IFX. We divided other 27 patients into two groups; 16 patients who kept using IFX (Continuance group); and 11 patients who switched to other treatments (Discontinuance group). Among various clinical features, body mass index (BMI), HbA1c, and serum CRP level were significantly higher in the Discontinuance group than the Continuance group. The results indicated that these three clinical features of BMI, HbA1c and serum CRP level before treatment are the predictors of successful IFX treatment and suggest that improvement of metabolic conditions contributes to avoiding secondary failure and discontinuance of IFX.
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- Hitoshi Terui
- Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Umezawa Y. Psoriatic arthritis. J Dermatol 2021; 48:741-749. [PMID: 34060132 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. It is found in approximately 10% of psoriatic patients in Japan. PsA mainly affects the peripheral joints, spine, and/or sacroiliac joints. Left untreated, there is progressive, irreversible bone destruction leading to joint deformation and dysfunction. Before the era of biologic treatments, the diagnosis of PsA was difficult and available treatments were limited. Over time the pathology of PsA has become better understood, and many treatments now exist. Early detection and treatment of impending joint deformities are necessary to avoid impairment of PsA patients' quality of life. Most patients develop the arthritis following the onset of the skin manifestations of psoriasis. The process of diagnosing PsA sometimes encounters difficulties because some patients may not show radiographic findings in the early stage, and may have normal levels of C-reactive protein and matrix metalloproteinase-3. For these cases, approaches such as magnetic resonance imaging or ultrasound imaging, as well as symptom questionnaires, are helpful. Currently, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, and several biologics are the main treatments for PsA, which when used with an aggressive approach, will result in better patient outcomes.
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- Yoshinori Umezawa
- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Sakamoto R, Sawamura S, Kajihara I, Miyauchi H, Urata K, Otsuka‐Maeda S, Kanemaru H, Kanazawa‐Yamada S, Honda N, Makino K, Miyashita A, Aoi J, Makino T, Fukushima S, Ihn H. Circulating tumor necrosis factor‐α DNA are elevated in psoriasis. J Dermatol 2020; 47:1037-1040. [DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Ryoko Sakamoto
- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Faculty of Life Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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Najar Nobari N, Shahidi Dadras M, Nasiri S, Abdollahimajd F, Gheisari M. Neutrophil/platelet to lymphocyte ratio in monitoring of response to TNF-α inhibitors in psoriatic patients. Dermatol Ther 2020; 33:e13457. [PMID: 32319132 DOI: 10.1111/dth.13457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Neutrophil or platelet to lymphocyte ratio (NLR and PLR) has been proposed to be used as prognostic purposes in a variety of diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of these ratios in monitoring of response to TNF-α-inhibitors in psoriatic patients. Eighty psoriatic patients were included and treated with TNF-α-inhibitors for 12 months based on drug protocol. Hematologic indices, including NLR and PLR values were assessed before and after treatment. Data on psoriasis area and severity index (PASI), smoking behavior, alcohol intake habit, nail abnormality, body mass index (BMI), joint involvement, and disease duration were also recorded. PASI scores were improved significantly after one-year treatment (P = .000). Furthermore, this type of treatment significantly reduced the NLR and PLR (P = .000). These changes were in accordance with PASI scores. Patients with BMI greater than 24.9 had higher, but non-significant NLR and PLR than normal or lean individuals. Cigarette smokers and alcohol consumers had lower NLR and PLR values than other individuals (P < .05). There was no significant association between NLR and PLR and joint or nail involvement. Although NLR and PLR will not be helpful in primary diagnosis of inflammatory diseases, they could be accounted as monitoring tools in management of psoriasis or globally indicators of inflammation.
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- Niloofar Najar Nobari
- Department of Dermatology, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Clinical Research Development Unit, Shohada-e Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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The effect of biological agent treatment on neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, mean platelet volume, and C-reactive protein in psoriasis patients. Postepy Dermatol Alergol 2020; 37:202-206. [PMID: 32489355 PMCID: PMC7262800 DOI: 10.5114/ada.2020.94838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Introduction In recent years, the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), mean platelet volume (MPV) and C reactive protein (CRP) have been shown to be important indicators of systemic inflammation. Studies have shown that NLR, PLR, MPV and CRP are higher in psoriasis patients than in the control group. Aim To investigate the NLR, PLR, MPV and serum CRP levels in patients who were treated with biological agents for psoriasis. Material and methods In our study, 75 patients who were followed up and had a diagnosis of psoriasis vulgaris and took a biological agent therapy between January 2014 and December 2017 in the Dermatology Clinic of the Dicle University Medical Faculty Hospital were evaluated before treatment, and 3 and 6 months after treatment. Results Neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, thrombocyte count, NLR, PLR, MPV and CRP values before the biological agent treatment were statistically higher than the values at 3 and 6 months of treatment. There was no statistically significant difference between pre-treatment neutrophil, lymphocyte, leukocyte, platelet, NLR, PLR, MPV, CRP values and values at 3 and 6 months after treatment when we compared four different biological agents. Conclusions It was seen that NLR, PLR, MPV and CRP values decreased independently of the type of the biological agent used in our study. Therefore, we think that these parameters can be used to evaluate the effects of biological agent treatment on systemic inflammation in psoriasis patients and to monitor the course of the disease.
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Korman NJ. Management of psoriasis as a systemic disease: what is the evidence? Br J Dermatol 2019; 182:840-848. [PMID: 31225638 PMCID: PMC7187293 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Background Psoriasis is a chronic, systemic immune‐mediated disease characterized by development of erythematous, indurated, scaly, pruritic and often painful skin plaques. Psoriasis pathogenesis is driven by proinflammatory cytokines and psoriasis is associated with increased risk for comorbidities, including, but not limited to, psoriatic arthritis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, obesity, inflammatory bowel disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease compared with the general population. Objectives To explore the pathophysiological relationship between psoriasis and its common comorbidities and discuss the need for new treatment paradigms that include strategies to reduce systemic inflammation in patients with moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis. Methods This narrative review summarizes the published evidence related to the ability of biological therapies to ameliorate the consequences of systemic inflammation in patients with psoriasis. Results Current evidence suggests that preventing damage associated with inflammation, and preventing development of future inflammatory damage and comorbidities, may be a potentially achievable treatment goal for many patients with moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis when biological therapies are utilized early in the disease. Encouraging data from recent studies suggest that the loftier goal of reversing existing inflammatory damage and improving signs and symptoms of inflammatory comorbidities could also possibly be attainable. Conclusions Results from ongoing prospective studies regarding the effects of biologics on markers of systemic inflammation in patients with psoriasis will strengthen the clinical evidence base that can be used to inform treatment decisions for patients with moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis. What's already known about this topic? Psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory disease and treatments are needed to optimize patient outcomes.
What does this study add? This review discusses new psoriasis treatment paradigms that may potentially reduce effects of systemic inflammation. Evidence demonstrating that biological treatment may prevent or reverse inflammatory damage associated with psoriasis comorbidities is reviewed.
Linked Comment:https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.18456
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- N J Korman
- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.,University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A
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Piaserico S, Osto E, Famoso G, Montisci R, De Michieli L, Zanetti I, Iliceto S, Tona F. Long-term prognostic value of coronary flow reserve in psoriasis patients. Atherosclerosis 2019; 289:57-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Morita A, Okuyama R, Katoh N, Tateishi C, Masuda K, Komori T, Ogawa E, Makino T, Nishida E, Nishimoto S, Muramoto K, Tsuruta D, Ihn H. Efficacy and safety of adalimumab in Japanese patients with psoriatic arthritis and inadequate response to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): A prospective, observational study. Mod Rheumatol 2019; 30:155-165. [DOI: 10.1080/14397595.2019.1589739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Akimichi Morita
- Department of Geriatric and Environmental Dermatology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatopathology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Northern Medical Center, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric and Environmental Dermatology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Dermatopathology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Tsuruta N, Narisawa Y, Imafuku S, Ito K, Yamaguchi K, Miyagi T, Takahashi K, Fukamatsu H, Morizane S, Koketsu H, Yamaguchi M, Hino R, Nakamura M, Ohyama B, Ohata C, Kuwashiro M, Sato T, Saito K, Kaneko S, Yonekura K, Hayashi H, Yanase T, Morimoto K, Sugita K, Yanagihara S, Kikuchi S, Mitoma C, Nakahara T, Furue M, Okazaki F. Cross-sectional multicenter observational study of psoriatic arthritis in Japanese patients: Relationship between skin and joint symptoms and results of treatment with tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors. J Dermatol 2019; 46:193-198. [PMID: 30628100 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.14745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis with as yet unclear pathophysiology. This retrospective, multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted in 19 facilities in western Japan and aimed to identify patients' characteristics and factors that affect the results of treatment with biologic agents. Of 2116 patients with psoriasis, 285 (13.5%) had PsA. Skin manifestations preceded joint manifestations in 69.8%, the onset was simultaneous in 17.2%, whereas PsA preceded skin manifestations in 2.5%. Peripheral arthritis was most common, occurring in 73.7%, compared with axial disease in 21.8%, enthesitis in 23.5% and dactylitis in 35.4%. Patients with severe skin manifestations were significantly younger at onset (P = 0.02) and more frequently had axial disease (P < 0.01). Biologic agents were used in 206 patients (72.3%), anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α antibodies being prescribed first to 157 of them. Anti-TNF-α antibodies were continued by 105 participants and discontinued by 47, the remaining five patients being lost to follow up. Patients who discontinued anti-TNF-α antibodies were significantly older than those who continued (55 vs 51 years, P = 0.04) and significantly older at onset of joint manifestations (50 vs 44 years, P = 0.01). Multivariate analysis revealed that patients over 50 years significantly more frequently terminated anti-TNF-α antibodies (P < 0.01). In conclusion, patients with PsA and severe skin manifestations have earlier onset and axial disease, which seriously impacts on quality of life. Anti-TNF-α antibodies were generally effective enough to continue but less so in patients aged over 50 years. Further detailed research is needed.
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- Noriko Tsuruta
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of the Ryukyus, Graduate School of Medicine, Nishihara, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of the Ryukyus, Graduate School of Medicine, Nishihara, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Japan
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- Hino Dermatology Clinic, Fukutsu, Japan.,Department of Dermatology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Iisora-Hifuka Clinic, Oita, Japan.,Department of Dermatology, Oita Prefectural Hospital, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Oita Prefectural Hospital, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Imamura General Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Onomichi General Hospital, Onomichi, Japan
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- Division of Dermatology, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kyushu Central Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Fukuyama City Hospital, Fukuyama, Japan
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Differential efficacy of biologic treatments targeting the TNF-α/IL-23/IL-17 axis in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Cytokine 2018; 111:182-188. [PMID: 30172115 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2018.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis cause significant physical and psychological burdens for afflicted individuals. An accelerated TNF-α/IL-23/IL-17 axis is their major pathomechanism; therefore, anti-TNF-α/IL-23/IL-17 biologics are very effective for the treatment of skin and joint lesions in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Given that the IL-17 signature is more upregulated in the skin than in synovium in psoriatic arthritis, anti-IL-23/IL-17 agents seem to be superior to anti-TNF-α remedies in the treatment of skin lesions. In this review, we focus on the differential efficacy of anti-TNF-α/IL-23/IL-17 biologics in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
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Momose M, Asahina A, Fukuda T, Sakuma T, Umezawa Y, Nakagawa H. Evaluation of epicardial adipose tissue volume and coronary artery calcification in Japanese patients with psoriasis vulgaris. J Dermatol 2018; 45:1349-1352. [PMID: 30152023 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.14618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is implicated in the development of coronary atherosclerosis by secretion of inflammatory adipocytokines. Recent studies have shown significantly higher EAT volume in psoriatic patients compared with that in control subjects, but this has not been validated in Japanese patients. We enrolled 86 Japanese patients with moderate to severe psoriasis vulgaris and 31 control subjects, and evaluated EAT volume and coronary artery calcification (CAC) by retrospectively assessing non-enhanced computed tomography obtained through routine examinations. Both mean EAT volume and mean CAC score were not significantly different between the two groups. Interestingly, however, a subanalysis with those of 50 years of age or less (28 psoriatic patients and seven non-psoriatic subjects) showed significantly higher mean EAT volume in psoriatic patients. Similarly, the ratio of the presence of at least one CAC was significantly higher in this group. Our findings suggest that Japanese psoriatic patients should also be aware of the cardiovascular risk, and EAT volume and CAC may be useful tools to predict such risk.
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- Mami Momose
- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Furue K, Ito T, Tsuji G, Kadono T, Nakahara T, Furue M. Autoimmunity and autoimmune co-morbidities in psoriasis. Immunology 2018; 154:21-27. [PMID: 29315555 PMCID: PMC5904708 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Psoriasis is characterized by widespread scaly erythematous plaques that cause significant physical and psychological burdens for the affected individuals. Accelerated inflammation driven by the tumour necrosis factor-α/interleukin-23/interleukin-17 axis is now known to be the major mechanism in the development of psoriasis. In addition, psoriasis has an autoimmune nature that manifests as autoreactive T cells and is co-morbid with other autoimmune diseases, such as autoimmune bullous diseases, vitiligo, alopecia and thyroiditis. In this article, we review the recent topics on autoimmunity and autoimmune co-morbidities in psoriasis.
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- Department of DermatologyKyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of DermatologyKyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of DermatologySt Marianna University School of MedicineKawasakiJapan
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- Department of DermatologyKyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
- Division of Skin Surface SensingDepartment of DermatologyKyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of DermatologyKyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
- Division of Skin Surface SensingDepartment of DermatologyKyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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Ohga Y, Bayaraa B, Imafuku S. Chronic idiopathic erythroderma of elderly men is an independent entity that has a distinct TARC/IgE profile from adult atopic dermatitis. Int J Dermatol 2018; 57:670-674. [PMID: 29590497 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.13976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although there are several diseases that cause erythroderma, patients are often encountered with erythroderma of unknown cause which persists for a long time. The aim of this study was to characterize this chronic idiopathic erythroderma (CIE). METHODS Adult patients with CIE, atopic dermatitis (AD), psoriatic erythroderma (PsE), or generalized drug eruption (DE), who visited Fukuoka University Hospital Dermatology Department from 2010 to 2015, were enrolled. Their clinical and laboratory data were extracted from the patient database. CIE was defined as erythroderma without any apparent cause and lasting more than 3 months. RESULTS Twenty-three CIE, 82 AD, 39 psoriatic erythroderma, and 99 drug eruption cases were enrolled. The mean age of CIE patients was 74.7 ± 8.8, and the male : female ratio was 21 : 2. Laboratory data for CIE and AD were similar, but serum levels of thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC), a T-helper (Th) 2 cytokine, in the CIE group were significantly more elevated than in the AD group. Conversely, serum immunoglobulin (Ig) E levels were significantly lower in CIE patients compared with the atopic dermatitis group, and the ROC curve of the TARC/IgE ratio (7.24) provided efficient differentiation of the CIE group from AD patients. About PsE and DE, significant elevation of C-reactive protein was observed. Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase were also elevated in DE. CONCLUSIONS Chronic idiopathic erythroderma is an independent condition which is likely to occur in elderly men. Immunity is shifted to the Th2 type in CIE; however, the mechanism may differ from that of atopic dermatitis.
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- Yasunori Ohga
- Department of Dermatology, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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Asahina A, Umezawa Y, Momose M, Honda H, Yanaba K, Nakagawa H. New onset or transition of disease state of psoriatic arthritis during treatment with ustekinumab: A single-center retrospective study. J Dermatol 2017; 44:1380-1384. [PMID: 28771778 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.13987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2017] [Accepted: 06/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ustekinumab (UST) is a treatment option for psoriatic arthritis (PsA), but recent observations indicate that some psoriatic patients may experience new onset of PsA or worsening of pre-existent PsA. We retrospectively analyzed all cases of psoriasis vulgaris (PsV) and PsA treated with UST in our facility between 2011 and 2015. PsA developed in eight out of 179 PsV patients, mostly later than 8 months after initiation of UST. It was generally not severe, and none had received tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors previously, indicating that the possibility of unmasking pre-existing subclinical arthritis is minimal. The eruptions were well controlled at the time of the onset of arthritis in most cases. Interestingly, those who developed arthritis showed a significantly lower body mass index. Regarding pre-existing PsA, nine PsA patients received UST, and at least partial improvement of PsA could be achieved in two out of three bio-naive and three out of six bio-switched patients from TNF-α inhibitors. PsA was largely more refractory to UST than the eruptions. Altogether, our present study is in agreement with the notion that UST may be less efficient than TNF-α inhibitors for PsA. While UST cannot fully prevent new development of PsA, it is unlikely that UST increases the risk of new onset of PsA as a paradoxical adverse reaction.
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- Akihiko Asahina
- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Maya Y, Fujita Y, Nakayama C, Kitamura S, Hata H, Arita K, Shimizu H. Severe subcutaneous hematoma in a patient with psoriatic arthritis: Changes of platelet count in psoriatic patients with biologic agents. J Dermatol 2017; 44:1385-1388. [DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.13981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yuka Maya
- Department of Dermatology; Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Kobayashi Skin Clinic; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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Minakawa S, Kaneko T, Matsuzaki Y, Yamada M, Kayaba H, Sawamura D. Psoriasis Area and Severity Index is closely related to serum C-reactive protein level and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in Japanese patients. J Dermatol 2017; 44:e236-e237. [PMID: 28664578 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.13942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Satoko Minakawa
- Department of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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BACKGROUND Comorbidities of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), metabolic syndrome and autoimmune diseases with systemic inflammation are recent topics in medicine. Inflammatory skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis are an active source of diverse proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, which are readily detectable in the circulation and are likely to be involved in developing comorbidities. EVIDENCE Both atopic dermatitis and psoriasis are frequently comorbid with CVD, metabolic syndrome and autoimmune diseases, the consequence of which is called "inflammatory skin march", "psoriatic march" or "march of psoriasis". CONCLUSION In this review, we summarize the epidemiological evidence and pathogenetic concepts regarding inflammatory skin march in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.
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- Masutaka Furue
- Department of Dermatology, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashiku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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- Department of Dermatology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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Asahina A, Kubo N, Umezawa Y, Honda H, Yanaba K, Nakagawa H. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-lymphocyte ratio and mean platelet volume in Japanese patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: Response to therapy with biologics. J Dermatol 2017; 44:1112-1121. [PMID: 28493493 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.13875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Recent studies indicate the presence of systemic inflammation in psoriatic patients, and this inflammatory status is significantly associated with a range of comorbidities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical significance of novel inflammatory biomarkers, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and mean platelet volume (MPV) in Japanese patients with plaque-type psoriasis (PsV) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). One hundred and eighty-six patients with PsV and 50 patients with PsA treated with biologics, including infliximab, adalimumab and ustekinumab, were retrospectively analyzed before and after treatment. At baseline, NLR and PLR, as well as C-reactive protein (CRP), were significantly higher in PsA patients than those in PsV patients, and a significant correlation was found between NLR and PLR. In PsV patients, the NLR-high and PLR-high subgroups exhibited significantly higher Psoriasis Area and Severity Index scores compared with the NLR-low and PLR-low subgroups, respectively, and the NLR-high subgroup also showed higher CRP levels. MPV value was negatively associated with the presence of arthritis, but its association with inflammation was less clear than that of NLR or PLR. After treatment of the patients with biologics for up to 12 months, NLR and PLR decreased promptly in parallel with a decrease of CRP, irrespective of the type of biologics used. Altogether, these results indicate that both NLR and PLR may be useful markers to evaluate systemic inflammation in psoriatic patients. They may serve as simple, convenient and cost-effective biomarkers to monitor the disease course after systemic therapy.
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- Akihiko Asahina
- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Abstract
A close association of systemic inflammation with cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome is recently a popular topic in medicine. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with a prevalence of approximately 0.1-0.5% in Asians. It is characterized by widespread scaly erythematous macules that cause significant physical and psychological burdens for the affected individuals. The accelerated inflammation driven by the TNF-α/IL-23/IL-17A axis is now known to be the major mechanism in the development of psoriasis. Psoriasis is not a mere skin disease; it is significantly associated with cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome, which suggests that the chronic skin inflammation extends the systemic inflammation beyond the skin. In this article, we review the epidemiological and pathological aspects of psoriasis and its comorbidities.
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| | - Gaku Tsuji
- Department of Dermatology, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan
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