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Generation and Culturing of Primary Human Keratinocytes from Adult Skin
Published on: December 22, 2017
Keratinocytes in the pathogenesis, phenotypic switch, and relapse of psoriasis
Xinxin Wang1,2, Yuping Lai1,2
1Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Although biologics have achieved tremendous success in the treatment of psoriasis and revolutionized the clinical management of the disease, certain issues arise during treatments, including the phenotypic switch from psoriasis to other skin disorders and the recurrence of psoriasis after the cessation of biologic treatment. Here we provide a concise overview of the roles of keratinocytes in the pathogenesis of psoriasis, elucidate the involvement of keratinocytes in the phenotypic switch and relapse of psoriasis, and address the challenges encountered in both basic and clinical research on psoriasis.
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