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Mechanisms of Action of Etanercept in Psoriasis

2007; Elsevier BV; Volume: 12; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/sj.jidsymp.5650037

1529-1774

Jennifer K. Tan, Abhishek Aphale, Rama Malaviya, Yvonne Sun, Alice B. Gottlieb,

Asthma and respiratory diseases

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin affecting up to 2.5% of the world's population. The scaly, erythematous plaques characteristic of this papulosquamous disorder are likely triggered and maintained by cytokines and chemokines manufactured by cells of the immune system. Overproduction of inflammatory mediators, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and IFN-γ, results in a self-sustaining inflammatory cascade, causing abnormal keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation. Therapeutic drug design targeting TNF has led to the emergence of successful biologic agents, such as etanercept, in recent years. Despite extensive clinical trials documenting efficacious clinical response to therapy, there is a paucity of data investigating the molecular mechanisms by which etanercept modulates the improvement of psoriasis. This brief review summarizes recent work investigating the in vivo actions of etanercept, including its effects on various cell types, inflammatory pathways, gene activation, nuclear factor kappa B expression, and apoptosis. The anti-inflammatory properties of etanercept reveal mechanisms by which a TNF blockade may result in the improvement of psoriasis. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin affecting up to 2.5% of the world's population. The scaly, erythematous plaques characteristic of this papulosquamous disorder are likely triggered and maintained by cytokines and chemokines manufactured by cells of the immune system. Overproduction of inflammatory mediators, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and IFN-γ, results in a self-sustaining inflammatory cascade, causing abnormal keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation. Therapeutic drug design targeting TNF has led to the emergence of successful biologic agents, such as etanercept, in recent years. Despite extensive clinical trials documenting efficacious clinical response to therapy, there is a paucity of data investigating the molecular mechanisms by which etanercept modulates the improvement of psoriasis. This brief review summarizes recent work investigating the in vivo actions of etanercept, including its effects on various cell types, inflammatory pathways, gene activation, nuclear factor kappa B expression, and apoptosis. The anti-inflammatory properties of etanercept reveal mechanisms by which a TNF blockade may result in the improvement of psoriasis. dendritic cell Food and Drug Administration intercellular adhesion molecule-1 inducible nitric oxide synthase interferon inducible protein lymphotoxin mitogen-inducible gene macrophage inflammatory protein mitochondrial ribonucleic acid nuclear factor kappa B Psoriasis Area and Severity Index signal transducer and activator of transcription tumor necrosis factor