2024
Spatial transcriptomics reveals organized and distinct immune activation in cutaneous granulomatous disorders
Daccache J, Park E, Junejo M, Abdelghaffar M, Hwang E, Mohanty C, Singh C, Wang G, Wheeler J, Shields B, Nelson C, Wang Y, Damsky W. Spatial transcriptomics reveals organized and distinct immune activation in cutaneous granulomatous disorders. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2024 PMID: 39098508, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCutaneous sarcoidosisNecrobiotic xanthogranulomaGranulomatous disorderGranuloma annulareNecrobiosis lipoidicaImmune activationMacrophage activationCutaneous granulomatous disordersPattern of immune activationType 2 immune activationActivation of Th1Pattern of Th1Alternative macrophage activationAlternative macrophage polarizationAlteration of extracellular matrixPatterns of macrophage activationCases of CSPredominant inflammationExtracellular matrix alterationsT-helperTh17 immunityTh2 polarizationIL-32Histological changesChemokine signaling
2023
Treatment options for necrobiosis lipoidica: a systematic review
Nihal A, Caplan A, Rosenbach M, Damsky W, Mangold A, Shields B. Treatment options for necrobiosis lipoidica: a systematic review. International Journal Of Dermatology 2023, 62: 1529-1537. PMID: 37772666, DOI: 10.1111/ijd.16856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTopical calcineurin inhibitorsNecrobiosis lipoidicaTopical corticosteroidsCalcineurin inhibitorsTreatment optionsCase reportJAK inhibitorsSystematic reviewTreatment of NLLimited high-quality evidenceHigh-quality evidenceHigh morbidityCombination therapyRecalcitrant diseaseTreatment modalitiesCompression therapyStandardized endpointsTherapeutic modalitiesClinical careCollagen degenerationTreatment efficacyNew treatmentsLiterature searchTherapyCorticosteroidsMolecularly Targeted Therapies for Inflammatory Cutaneous Granulomatous Disorders: A Review of the Evidence and Implications for Understanding Disease Pathogenesis
Hwang E, Abdelghaffar M, Shields B, Damsky W. Molecularly Targeted Therapies for Inflammatory Cutaneous Granulomatous Disorders: A Review of the Evidence and Implications for Understanding Disease Pathogenesis. JID Innovations 2023, 3: 100220. PMID: 37719661, PMCID: PMC10500476, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjidi.2023.100220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease pathogenesisCutaneous granulomatous disordersLow-quality evidenceRepository corticotropin injectionOutcome of treatmentImmunomodulatory medicationsPulmonary sarcoidosisCutaneous sarcoidosisGranulomatous disorderNecrobiosis lipoidicaCorticotropin injectionMacrophage accumulationGranuloma annulareGranulomatous diseaseCutaneous granulomatous diseasesTargeted therapyDrug AdministrationMolecular pathogenesisNew treatmentsSystematic reviewPathogenesisTherapyDistinct diseasesTherapeutic innovationsDisease