Murine models of psoriasis and their usefulness for drug discovery
2018
ABSTRACTIntroduction: Psoriasis is an autoimmune skin disease characterized by red plaques with silver or white multilayered scales with a thickened acanthotic epidermis. Using mouse models of cutaneous inflammation, IL-23/Th17 was identified to have a potential key role in psoriasis. New treatments to slow this inflammatory skin disorder are urgently needed. To aid their discovery, a psoriasis animal model mimicking human psoriasis is urgently needed for their early preclinical evaluation.Areas covered: The authors review animal models of psoriasis and analyze the features and molecular mechanisms involved in these mouse models. The application of various mouse models of psoriasis for drug discovery and development has also been reviewed and the possible molecular targets in psoriasis for future anti-psoriatic drug design is discussed.Expert opinion: So far, it has been difficult to create an animal model that exactly simulates a human disease or condition. The xenotransplantation model is regarded as th...
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