Interleukin 31 and skin diseases: A systematic review
| Autor: | Marco Casciaro, S. Quartuccio, Sebastiano Gangemi, Giovanni Trapani, Egidio Imbalzano, Paola Lucia Minciullo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Male medicine.medical_specialty Uremic pruritus Disease Skin Diseases Dermatitis Atopic Pathogenesis 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Immunology and Allergy Humans skin and connective tissue diseases Allergic contact dermatitis integumentary system business.industry Interleukins Pruritus Interleukin Antibodies Monoclonal General Medicine Atopic dermatitis medicine.disease Dermatology Interleukin 31 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Immunology Itching Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Allergy and asthma proceedings. 38(6) |
| ISSN: | 1539-6304 |
| Popis: | Background Although the pathophysiology of pruritus has been extensively studied in recent years, with many resultant advancements, management of pruritus is still enigmatic, particularly in chronic cutaneous diseases, such as atopic dermatitis, chronic urticaria, allergic contact dermatitis, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and uremic pruritus. The recent finding of the involvement of interleukin (IL) 31 in the pathogenesis of chronic pruritus has provided a novel approach to the management of chronic inflammatory skin disorders. The present report provided an in-depth overview of the role of IL-31 in chronic skin diseases and the possible diagnostic and therapeutic applications in the management of these diseases. Methods A systematic review of IL-31 was conducted by using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Results A review of a total of 45 published research articles revealed that the majority of these articles focused on the role of IL-31 in causation of pruritus and in the worsening of the disease in atopic dermatitis. Other publications examined interleukin in other pruritic diseases (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, uremic pruritus, allergic contact dermatitis, chronic urticaria). In almost every disease, IL-31 levels were reported to be correlated with the pathology and often with pruritus. The cutaneous injection of IL-31 resulted in a long-lasting itching sensation, and the use of monoclonal antibodies that targeted IL-31 led to a reduction in pruritus. Conclusion The use of monoclonal antibodies against mediators involved in the pathogenesis of chronic skin diseases has shown promising results. Antibodies that target IL-31, in particular, its receptor A, showed interesting results in atopic dermatitis and decreased pruritus. In subsequent years, the use of these new therapeutic strategies could change the scenario of pruritic skin diseases. However, further studies are needed to more rigorously examine the effects of IL-31 cascade blockage in different chronic skin diseases and to confirm efficacy and the safety of these new therapeutic approaches. |
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