Research Article: Identification of ADAM as a Potential Signature for Psoriasis Using Integrative Machine-Learning and Experimental Verification
Abstract:
Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition caused by skin cells that multiply faster than normal due to immune system dysregulation. Psoriasis is classified by the World Health Organization as one of the most serious non-communicable diseases, affecting –% of the global population. Inverse psoriasis (IP), also known as flexural or intertriginous psoriasis, is a variety of plaque psoriasis that involves the body folds, most often the axillary, anogenital, and inframammary ones. Clinical variants of psoriasis include plaque, guttate, erythrodermic, and pustular psoriasis. Most psoriasis variants have three main clinical features: erythema, thickening, and scaling. Drugs targeting TNF-?, IL-, and IL- and signaling pathways such as JAK/STAT are effective in the clinical management of plaque psoriasis. However, alternate inflammatory pathways may be valid for distinct psoriatic variants. The hallmark of psoriasis is sustained inflammation that leads to uncontrolled keratinocyte proliferation and dysfunctional differentiation. The histology of the psoriatic plaque shows acanthosis (epidermal hyperplasia), which overlies inflammatory infiltrates composed of dermal dendritic cells, macrophages, T cells, and neutrophils. The current biological treatments for psoriasis include mainly sJAK inhibitors, ROCK inhibitors, SP agonists, and AhR agonists. The newest therapeutic opportunities include the inhibitors of Janus kinase/tyrosine kinase , phosphodiesterase- and IL- receptor. The glutathione-S transferase regulation is also helpful in treating psoriasis. Although researchers have found that biologics can effectively relieve clinical symptoms and reduce psoriasis areas and severity index patient scores, patients still experience frequent adverse events and psoriasis recurrence. Therefore, additional potential biomarkers of psoriasis need to be discovered to provide more possible targets for the treatment of psoriasis.
Introduction:
Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition caused by skin cells that multiply faster than normal due to immune system dysregulation. Psoriasis is classified by the World Health Organization as one of the most serious non-communicable diseases, affecting –% of the global population. Inverse psoriasis (IP), also known as flexural or intertriginous psoriasis, is a variety of plaque psoriasis that involves the body folds, most often the axillary, anogenital, and inframammary ones. Clinical variants of psoriasis include…
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