Upcoming treatments for morphea

© 2021 The Authors. Immunity, Inflammation and Disease published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

Morphea (localized scleroderma) is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disease with variable clinical presentations, with an annual incidence of 0.4-2.7 cases per 100,000. Morphea occurs most frequently in children aged 2-14 years, and the disease exhibits a female predominance. Insights into morphea pathogenesis are often extrapolated from studies of systemic sclerosis due to their similar skin histopathologic features; however, clinically they are two distinct diseases as evidenced by different demographics, clinical features, disease course and prognosis. An interplay between genetic factors, epigenetic modifications, immune and vascular dysfunction, along with environmental hits are considered as the main contributors to morphea pathogenesis. In this review, we describe potential new therapies for morphea based on both preclinical evidence and ongoing clinical trials. We focus on different classes of therapeutics, including antifibrotic, anti-inflammatory, cellular and gene therapy, and antisenolytic approaches, and how these target different aspects of disease pathogenesis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Immunity, inflammation and disease - 9(2021), 4 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 1101-1145

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wenzel, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Haddadi, Nazgol-Sadat [VerfasserIn]
Afshari, Khashayar [VerfasserIn]
Richmond, Jillian M [VerfasserIn]
Rashighi, Mehdi [VerfasserIn]

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Clinical trial
Journal Article
Localized scleroderma
Morphea
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Treatment

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Date Completed 03.12.2021

Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/iid3.475

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NLM328182133