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PMID: 21030156 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Psoriasis is a common chronic skin disease characterized by recurrent erythromatous skin plaques that exhibit epidermal hyperplasia, variable inflammatory cell infiltrate, and abnormalities of the dermal vascularization. The involvement of angiogenic growth factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and inflammatory cytokines such as IFNγ, IL-1, IL-2, TNFα, TGFα and β, IL-6, IL-8, amphiregulin and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) have been known to play pathogenic roles in traumatic psoriatic skin. However, anti-angiogenic and anti-inflammatory cytokines regimens might favorably affect the psoriasis disease process. Tranilast is an anti-allergic drug now emerging as anti-angiogenesis and anti-inflammatory effects. In vitro and in vivo experiments have also been strongly showed that tranilast would treat skin psoriasis by inhibition of involving factors. Herein, we hypothesize that local administration of tranilast may be potentially clinically useful in psoriasis. |
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Kamran Mansouri; Hamid Reza Mohammadi Motlagh; Maryam Keshavarz |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-10-27 |
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Title: Medical hypotheses Volume: 76 ISSN: 1532-2777 ISO Abbreviation: Med. Hypotheses Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-01-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505668 Medline TA: Med Hypotheses Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 217-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Medical Biology Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. |
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