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Novel immunological approaches in the treatment of atopic eczema.
Curr. Opin. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 8, 423-427 (2008)
Atopic eczema is a common inflammatory skin disease showing chronically relapsing eczema and high association with elevated serum IgE levels. A subgroup of atopic eczema patients requires systemic immunomodulatory treatment for long time periods. However, beyond cyclosporine A and azathioprine, only limited consent exists on systemic treatment options. RECENT FINDINGS: Timely published systemic treatment modalities include studies on efalizumab (anti-CD11a antibody), infliximab, adalimumab, and etanercept (anti-TNF-alpha treatment), omalizumab (an anti-IgE antibody), rituximab (an anti-CD20 antibody), specific immunotherapy, leflunomide, and leukotriene receptor antagonists with varying clinical results and with particular safety profiles. SUMMARY: Although there is not yet a treatment modality reaching clinical efficacy of cyclosporine A as gold standard of systemic therapy, limitation in its application duration as in its side effect profile as well as the search for alternatives has set a focus on the new alternatives of which especially B-cell-directed therapies might be promising candidates.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
atopic eczema; efalizumab; leukotriene receptor antagonists; omalizumab; rituximab; sublingual immunotherapy; tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonists
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1528-4050
e-ISSN
1473-6322
Quellenangaben
Volume: 8,
Issue: 5,
Pages: 423-427
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)