2023
Pharmacology of orismilast, a potent and selective PDE4 inhibitor
Silverberg J, French L, Warren R, Strober B, Kjøller K, Sommer M, Andres P, Felding J, Weiss A, Tutkunkardas D, Skak‐Nielsen T, Guttman E. Pharmacology of orismilast, a potent and selective PDE4 inhibitor. Journal Of The European Academy Of Dermatology And Venereology 2023, 37: 721-729. PMID: 36527389, DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic inflammatory skin diseasePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsEar thicknessPhosphodiesterase 4Clinical developmentBroad-spectrum anti-inflammatory activityPDE4 inhibitorsEx vivoHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsTumor necrosis factor αSecond-generation PDE4 inhibitorsEar skin inflammationWhole bloodMarkers of inflammationAnti-inflammatory effectsInflammatory skin diseasePro-inflammatory cytokinesBlood mononuclear cellsNovel treatment optionsNecrosis factor αPre-clinical modelsAnti-inflammatory activitySelective PDE4 inhibitorLong-term managementPBMC production
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 microorganismsSuppurativaAbscessPainApremilast mechanism of efficacy in systemic-naive patients with moderate plaque psoriasis: Pharmacodynamic results from the UNVEIL study
Strober B, Alikhan A, Lockshin B, Shi R, Cirulli J, Schafer P. Apremilast mechanism of efficacy in systemic-naive patients with moderate plaque psoriasis: Pharmacodynamic results from the UNVEIL study. Journal Of Dermatological Science 2019, 96: 126-133. PMID: 31787506, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2019.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerate plaque psoriasisIL-17APlaque psoriasisIL-22Week 16T cellsRegulatory T cell numbersT helper 17 (Th17) cellsEfficacy of apremilastIL-23 levelsTotal T cellsPlasma cytokine levelsRegulatory T cellsT cell numbersMedian percentage reductionPathogenesis of psoriasisSevere psoriasisCardiometabolic biomarkersClinical improvementCytokine levelsInflammatory biomarkersIL-17FWeeks 0Clinical trialsWeek 4