Skin Diseases - Drug therapy
Research News and Information

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Mast cell stabilizing properties of antihistamines.

30 Oct 2009 Histamine is a key mediator of allergic inflammation, primarily through competitive antagonism of binding to H1 receptors. In this issue, Weller and Maurer report that the H1 antagonist desloratadine possesses mast cell-stabilizing properties when ... Read more...

[Extraintestinal manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease]

17 Oct 2009 Extraintestinal manifestations are relatively common in chronic inflammatory bowel disease and affect joints, skin, eyes and bile ducts. The most frequent rheumatologic manifestations are peripheral arthritis and axial arthropathies. Erythema ... Read more...

Hydroxychloroquine induces autophagic cell death of human dermal fibroblasts: implications for treating fibrotic skin diseases.

29 Sep 2009 Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is widely used to treat rheumatic and inflammatory diseases. It inhibits inflammation by downregulating the effects of inflammatory cells and their mediators. Although HCQ has been used to treat several fibrotic skin ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Skin Diseases - Drug therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Mast cell stabilizing properties of antihistamines. 30 Oct 2009
• [Extraintestinal manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease] 17 Oct 2009
• Acute edema/cutaneous distention syndrome associated with refeeding in a patient with anorexia nervosa. 29 Sep 2009
• Hydroxychloroquine induces autophagic cell death of human dermal fibroblasts: implications for treating fibrotic skin diseases. 29 Sep 2009
• VDR and MEK-ERK dependent induction of the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin in keratinocytes by lithocholic acid. 3 Sep 2009
• Disseminated cutaneous mast cell tumors with epitheliotropism and systemic mastocytosis in a domestic cat. 30 Aug 2009
• Use of clofazimine in dermatology. 30 Aug 2009
• Thymoglobulin and cyclophosphamide as treatment for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis. 30 Jul 2009
• Cutaneous manifestations of cancer and chemotherapy. 30 Jul 2009
• Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone analogues: the perils and the promise. 30 Jul 2009
• Sarcoidosis of the skin: a review for the pulmonologist. 30 Jul 2009
• Langerhans cell histiocytosis: treatment failure with imatinib. 30 Jul 2009
• Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, efalizumab, and immunosuppression: a cautionary tale for dermatologists. 30 Jul 2009
• Sarcoidal anemia and leukopenia treated with methotrexate and mycophenolate mofetil. 30 Jul 2009
• Topical calcineurin inhibitors for the treatment of vulvar dermatoses. 21 Jul 2009
• The endocannabinoid system of the skin in health and disease: novel perspectives and therapeutic opportunities. 12 Jul 2009
• [Oral contraceptives in dermatology] 29 Jun 2009
• Synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis syndrome treated with a combination of isotretinoin and pamidronate. 29 Jun 2009
• Diagnosis and treatment of tick infestation and tick-borne diseases with cutaneous manifestations. 29 Jun 2009
• Investigation of polylactic acid (PLA) nanoparticles as drug delivery systems for local dermatotherapy. 15 Jun 2009

See a longer list of these articles.

Technical information about 'Skin Diseases'

Descriptor UI: D012871

Alternative terms: Skin Diseases; Disease, Skin; Diseases, Skin; Skin Disease; Dermatosis; Dermatoses;

Related Mesh Headings: Dermatologic Agents; Skin Manifestations;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C17.800;

Online Note: pre-explosion = SKIN DISEASES (PX)

History Note: 65; was see under DERMATOLOGY 1963-64

Technical Notes: GEN: prefer specifics; X ref DERMATOSES is sometimes used loosely for "dermatitis", strictly speaking an inflamm dis: check text carefully; /drug ther: consider also DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; inflamm dis = DERMATITIS & its specifics; dryness of skin goes here: do not interpret as XERODERMA see ICHTHYOSIS without clues from text; also available are FACIAL DERMATOSES; FOOT DERMATOSES; HAND DERMATOSES; LEG DERMATOSES & SCALP DERMATOSES