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Rømer, J. et al.

Epidermal overexpression of interleukin-19 and -20 mRNA in psoriatic skin disappears after short-term treatment with cyclosporine a or calcipotriol.

Interleukin-19, 20, and 24 are new members of the IL-10 family binding and signaling through the IL-20R1/IL-20R2 heterodimer, while IL-20 and 24 also bind to the IL-20R2/IL-22R1 heterodimer. Using in situ hybridization we have studied mRNA expression of IL-19, 20, and 24 and their related receptor chains in skin from psoriatic patients before and during short-term treatment with either oral cyclosporine A or topical calcipotriol. In untreated lesions IL-19 and IL-20 mRNA was expressed focally in epidermis above the dermal papillae, whereas IL-24 was expressed in mononuclear cells in the dermal infiltrate. The expression of IL-19 and 20 mRNA was confined to the basal and suprabasal keratinocytes. No expression of IL-19 and 20 mRNA could be detected in uninvolved psoriatic skin. Treatment with cyclosporine A and calcipotriol resulted in disappearance of the IL-19 and 20 mRNA. Expression of mRNA for the receptor chains IL-20R1 and IL-20R2 was found throughout the psoriatic epidermal layer, whereas IL-22R1 mRNA was predominantly expressed in the superficial part of the psoriatic epidermis. These findings show that IL-19 and IL-20 are synthesized by a distinct population of keratinocytes. It remains to be clarified whether IL-19 and IL-20 are implicated in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.[1]

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Epidermal overexpression of interleukin-19 and -20 mRNA in psoriatic skin disappears after short-term treatment with cyclosporine a or calcipotriol. Rømer, J., Hasselager, E., Nørby, P.L., Steiniche, T., Thorn Clausen, J., Kragballe, K. J. Invest. Dermatol. (2003) [Pubmed]

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