Publications by authors named "S Madonna"

Background: The role of autoimmune IgE responses in atopic dermatitis (AD) is highly debated. While IgE targeting self-proteins has been extensively studied, IgE responses induced by human-homologous exogenous molecular allergens (HEMAs) remains less understood.

Aim: To investigate whether IgE antibody responses to HEMAs are associated with AD, its severity, and response to dupilumab.

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  • SOCS proteins are negative regulators that inhibit specific JAKs involved in cytokine signaling, playing a crucial role in controlling inflammation and immune responses.
  • SOCS1 and SOCS3 are the main SOCS proteins studied for their effects on skin inflammatory diseases, where they help suppress inflammatory signals by inhibiting JAK activity.
  • Research on SOCS1 and SOCS3 has led to the development of JAK inhibitors, which are now used in clinical treatments for skin conditions like atopic dermatitis and psoriasis, with potential for use in other diseases such as alopecia areata and vitiligo.
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In the past decade, our understanding of psoriasis pathogenesis has made significant steps forward, leading to the development of multiple game-changing therapies. While psoriasis primarily affects the skin, it is increasingly recognized as a systemic disease that can have effects beyond the skin. Obesity is associated with more severe forms of psoriasis and can potentially worsen the systemic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction seen in psoriatic patients.

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Background: Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated skin disease in which upper epidermal keratinocytes exhibit a senescent-like phenotype. In psoriatic skin, a variety of inflammatory cytokines can activate intracellular pathways including phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT signaling and RAS effectors. AKT and RAS participate to cellular senescence, but currently their role in senescence responses occurring in psoriasis have not yet been investigated.

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Introduction: Immunotherapy with biologics targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) is highly effective in the treatment of various malignancies. Nevertheless, it is frequently responsible for unexpected cutaneous manifestations, including psoriasis-like dermatitis. The pathogenesis of anti-PD-1-induced psoriasis has yet to be clarified, even though it is plausible that some innate and adaptive immunity processes are in common with canonical psoriasis.

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