Brimonidine displays anti-inflammatory properties in the skin through the modulation of the vascular barrier function.

Background: Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Characteristic vascular changes in rosacea skin include enlarged, dilated vessels of the upper dermis and blood flow increase. Brimonidine is approved for symptomatic relief of the erythema of rosacea.

Mid-infrared spectral microimaging of inflammatory skin lesions.

Skin is one of the most important organs of the human body because of its characteristics and functions. There are many alterations, either pathological or physiological, that can disturb its functioning. However, at present all methods used to investigate skin diseases, non-invasive or invasive, are based on clinical examinations by physicians.