PubReading [89] - Novel Therapeutic Target(s) for Psoriatic Disease - V. Thakur and R. Mahajan

PubReading by Mando Mourad

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Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, together known as psoriatic disease, is highly prevalent chronic relapsing inflammatory disease affecting skin, joints or both and is associated with several comorbidities such as cardiovascular, metabolic, psychiatric, renal disease etc. The etiopathogenesis of psoriasis is complex and mainly driven by aberrant immune response owing to the genetic susceptibility and various environmental factors such as trauma, infections and drugs. Recent advances in understanding molecular and cellular pathways have identified tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-17 (IL-17), IL-23, IL-22 as major contributors in psoriasis pathogenesis. Advances in the knowledge of pathophysiology, the interaction of autoinflammation and clinical phenotypes have led to the development of highly effecti ... 

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Keywords
psoriasispsoriatic arthritispathophysiologytnfα inhibitors