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, 154: 1216-1231. PMID: 39098508, PMCID: PMC11560686, 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 alterationsTh17 immunityT-helperTh2 polarizationIL-32Histological changesChemokine signalingGranuloma Annulare Exhibits Mixed Immune and Macrophage Polarization Profiles with Spatial Transcriptomics
Mohanty C, Singh C, Daccache J, Damsky W, Kendziorski C, Yan D, Prasad A, Zhang D, Keenan T, Drolet B, Ahmad N, Shields B. Granuloma Annulare Exhibits Mixed Immune and Macrophage Polarization Profiles with Spatial Transcriptomics. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2024 PMID: 38844128, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2024.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGranuloma annulareGranulomatous inflammationFDA-approved therapiesInflammatory signaling cascadesImpact of GAIFN-gImmune cellsInterleukin-32Idiopathic conditionTh2 signalsAdaptive immunityInterstitial patternMacrophage activationGene expression changesMolecular driversQuality of lifeGenome-wide gene expression changesMacrophage polarizationGranulomaMacrophagesTissue remodelingInflammationTNF signalingLocal gene expression patternsSpatial transcriptomics
2023
Granuloma annulare is associated with an increased risk of hematologic malignancies: A multicenter cohort study using TriNetX
Garate D, Thang C, Damsky W, Rosenbach M, Golovko G, Wilkerson M, Barbieri J. Granuloma annulare is associated with an increased risk of hematologic malignancies: A multicenter cohort study using TriNetX. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2023, 90: 862-864. PMID: 38147901, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.12.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecularly 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
2022
The association of anxiety with granuloma annulare: a case–control study of the National Institutes of Health ‘All of Us’ research programme
Belzer A, Leasure A, Damsky W, Cohen J. The association of anxiety with granuloma annulare: a case–control study of the National Institutes of Health ‘All of Us’ research programme. British Journal Of Dermatology 2022, 188: 558-560. PMID: 36715356, DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljac114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyGranuloma annulareMental health conditionsInflammatory dermatosesHealth conditionsInflammatory skin diseaseImprovement of depressionAssociation of anxietyPost-traumatic stress disorderOpioid dependenceAutoimmune disordersProinflammatory cytokinesBody of evidenceDear EditorSkin diseasesSignificant associationDermatosesStress disorderNational InstituteAnnulareAssociationDisordersDepressionAnxietyDyslipidaemiaPatient perspectives on the lived experience of granuloma annulare
Clark A, Murphy M, King B, Cohen J, Rosenbach M, Barbieri J, Damsky W. Patient perspectives on the lived experience of granuloma annulare. British Journal Of Dermatology 2022, 188: 134-136. PMID: 36689498, DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljac004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research35151 The association of major depressive disorder and anxiety with granuloma annulare: A case-control study of the NIH All of Us database
Belzer A, Leasure A, Damsky W. 35151 The association of major depressive disorder and anxiety with granuloma annulare: A case-control study of the NIH All of Us database. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2022, 87: ab116. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.06.498.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Janus kinase inhibition induces disease remission in cutaneous sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare
Damsky W, Thakral D, McGeary MK, Leventhal J, Galan A, King B. Janus kinase inhibition induces disease remission in cutaneous sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2019, 82: 612-621. PMID: 31185230, PMCID: PMC7590533, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.05.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranuloma annulareCutaneous sarcoidosisPathway activationCutaneous granulomatous disordersRecalcitrant cutaneous sarcoidosisSkin biopsy specimensSignal regulatory protein αJAK-STAT pathway activationTranscription (JAK/STAT) pathway activationRegulatory protein αRecalcitrant sarcoidosisSarcoidosis activityDisease remissionConsecutive patientsGranulomatous disorderProspective evaluationBiopsy specimensHistologic resolutionSkin biopsiesMean improvementSarcoidosisImmunohistochemical analysisJAK inhibitorsJAK inhibitionPatients