2019
Hidradenitis suppurativa Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and pathogenesis
Goldburg S, Strober B, Payette M. Hidradenitis suppurativa Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and pathogenesis. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2019, 82: 1045-1058. PMID: 31604104, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.08.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical presentationPilosebaceous-apocrine unitPathogenesis of HSRole of cytokinesMedical education seriesQuality of lifeSinus tractPerianal areaInflammatory cytokinesInflammatory disordersHS pathogenesisFollicular hyperkeratosisInguinal areaLesion formationSubmammary foldPathogenesisCytokinesEducation seriesEpidemiologyPresentationRecent understandingPathogenic microorganismsSuppurativaAbscessPain
2012
Apremilast for discoid lupus erythematosus: results of a phase 2, open-label, single-arm, pilot study.
De Souza A, Strober B, Merola J, Oliver S, Franks A. Apremilast for discoid lupus erythematosus: results of a phase 2, open-label, single-arm, pilot study. Journal Of Drugs In Dermatology 2012, 11: 1224-6. PMID: 23134988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiscoid lupus erythematosusDiscoid lupusLupus erythematosusCutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease AreaFirst open-label studyTh17-mediated immune responsesOpen-label studyChronic inflammatory disordersEffective therapeutic optionDays of treatmentAdverse eventsIL-23Psoriatic arthritisIL-12Clinical efficacyTherapeutic optionsInflammatory disordersTh1 cellsTreatment modalitiesLeukocyte productionImmune responseLabel studyEnzyme inhibitorsApremilastPilot study
2008
Substantial Alterations of the Cutaneous Bacterial Biota in Psoriatic Lesions
Gao Z, Tseng C, Strober B, Pei Z, Blaser M. Substantial Alterations of the Cutaneous Bacterial Biota in Psoriatic Lesions. PLOS ONE 2008, 3: e2719. PMID: 18648509, PMCID: PMC2447873, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsoriatic lesionsHealthy personsIdiopathic inflammatory disorderNormal skin samplesBroad-range PCRPsoriatic patientsInflammatory disordersUninvolved skinPsoriatic skinCutaneous samplesNormal skinPatientsLesion samplesNormal personsSubstantial alterationsLesionsPropionibacterium speciesSkin samplesPsoriasisSkinSpecies-level operational taxonomic unitsRDNA PCRAlterationsExtracted DNARange PCR