Therapy for Atopic Dermatitis, Contact Dermatitis and Chronic Urticaria: Recent Advances
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (17 November 2023) | Viewed by 564
Special Issue Editors
Interests: atopic dermatitis; barrier function; contact dermatitis; personalized medicine; predictive medicine; urticaria
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Interests: psoriasis; alopecia
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Dear Colleagues,
Atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis and chronic urticaria are frequent skin diseases with a great impact on the patient’s quality of life. Many treatments have been used for treating these diseases for years with low or moderate results and with many undesirable side effects. Recently, several new molecules have been introduced with promising results. The introduction of interleukin inhibitors, including dupilumab, tralokinumab and lebrikizumab, and Janus kinase inhibitors, such as baricitinib, upadacitinib and abrocitinib, have changed the paradigm of atopic dermatitis. Moreover, other targets involved in the pathogenesis of this disease are being investigated (IL-31, OX40 or IL36). The mainstay of treatment of contact dermatitis is avoidance of the allergen, but it is sometimes needed to use systemic drugs. The emergence of omalizumab, an anti Ig-E antibody, has improved clinical outcomes of chronic urticaria. Moreover, further developments, including novel biologics, novel oral therapies, and gene therapy approaches, are being developed to broaden therapeutic options for patients with chronic urticaria and hereditary angioedema. Thus, the objective of this Special Issue is to provide information about advances in the treatment of atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis and chronic urticaria.
Dr. Trinidad Montero-Vilchez
Prof. Dr. Salvador Arias-Santiago
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- atopic dermatitis
- biological products
- chronic urticaria
- contact dermatitis
- Janus Kinase inhibitors
- monoclonal antibodies
- skin
- therapeutics
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