Does molecular scarring in psoriasis exist? A review of the literature

Marta Kasprowicz-Furmańczyk; Joanna Narbutt; Adam Borzęcki; Agnieszka Owczarczyk-Saczonek

doi:10.5114/ada.2023.129322

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Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii

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Does molecular scarring in psoriasis exist? A review of the literature

Marta Kasprowicz-Furmańczyk

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Joanna Narbutt

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Adam Borzęcki

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Agnieszka Owczarczyk-Saczonek

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Department of Dermatology, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Clinical Immunology, The University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
Department of Dermatology, Paediatric Dermatology and Oncology Clinic, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
Med-Laser Non-Public Health Care Centre, Lublin, Poland

Adv Dermatol Allergol 2023; XL (4): 473-480

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2023.129322

Online publish date: 2023/07/06

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Plaque psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis characterized by a tendency to recur in the same locations after discontinuation of treatment. The implementation of therapy with drugs targeting cytokines like interleukin (IL) 17A (IL-17A) and IL-23 has revolutionized the treatment of psoriasis and enabled the achievement of skin without lesions. However, despite the clinical resolution of psoriatic eruptions, cells that maintain the local memory of the disease remain in the dermis and epidermis, constituting a kind of molecular scar. The cells responsible for maintaining memory in the skin of patients and influencing the rapid relapse of the disease after the triggering factor are primarily tissue resident memory T cells (TRM), but it seems that regulatory T lymphocytes (Treg), dendritic cells (DC), and Langerhans cells (LC) may also play an important role in this process. We reviewed the literature to explain the concept of molecular scarring in psoriasis, and to assess the effect of various therapies on immune memory.

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Does molecular scarring in psoriasis exist? A review of the literature

Marta Kasprowicz-Furmańczyk 1 , Joanna Narbutt 2 , Adam Borzęcki 3 , Agnieszka Owczarczyk-Saczonek 1

tissue resident memory T cells, molecular scar, regulatory T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, Langerhans cells

Marta Kasprowicz-Furmańczyk

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,

Joanna Narbutt

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,

Adam Borzęcki

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,

Agnieszka Owczarczyk-Saczonek

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