Cyclosporine in patients with atopic dermatitis modulates activated inflammatory pathways and reverses epidermal pathology

After 2 and 12 weeks of treatment, we observed significant reductions of 51% and 72%, respectively, in SCORAD scores. Clinical improvements were associated with significant gene expression changes in lesional but also nonlesional skin, particularly reductions in levels of TH2-, TH22-, and some TH17-related molecules (ie, IL-13, IL-22, CCL17, S100As, and elafin/peptidase inhibitor 3), and modulation of epidermal hyperplasia and differentiation measures.

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Khattri S, Shemer A, Rozenblit M, Dhingra N, Czarnowicki T, Finney R, Gilleaudeau P, Sullivan-Whalen M, Zheng X, Xu H, Cardinale I, de Guzman Strong C, Gonzalez J, Suárez-Fariñas M, Krueger JG, Guttman-Yassky E