Outcome of Treatment With Secukinumab in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis at Tertiary Care Hospital.

Summary

Psoriasis is one of the most common immune-mediated inflammatory disorders characterized by a chronic course. It affects approximately 2-3% of the world's population Psoriasis may be provoked by environmental factors in patients with genetic predispositions. Psoriasis is phenotypically characterized by thickened, red, scaly plaques and systemic inflammation, it is also associated with multiple comorbidities, such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, metabolic diseases, chronic kidney disease, and joint destruction. Psoriasis is pathogenically driven by proinflammatory cytokines and mediated by T and dendritic cells. Inflammatory myeloid dendritic cells release interleukin (IL) 23 and IL-12 to activate IL-17-producing T cells, Th1 cells, and Th22 cells to produce psoriatic cytokines like IL-17, interferon (IFN) γ, TNF, and IL-22. These cytokines mediate the effects on keratinocytes. Secukinumab is a recombinant human monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to a proinflammatory cytokine released by T-helper-17 (Th17) cells, IL-17A. It blocks its binding with IL-17R and the expression of cytokines. This blockade normalizes the inflammatory processes and combats epidermal hyperproliferation, T-cell infiltration, and exaggerated expression of pathogenic genes.

Timeline

Start

2021-07-05

Primary completion

2022-06-05

Completion

2022-07-10

Drugs

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