Saliva as a Future Field in Psoriasis Research.

Abstract

Psoriasis is a skin inflammatory disease characterized by an increased body of comorbidities, including parodontopathy. Despite the visibility of skin lesions, prognostic biomarkers, related to disease monitoring and therapeutic effectiveness, are still missing. Although several markers have been studied, none of them has been identified as an independent prognostic factor. This concise review aims to summarize the current knowledge and results in saliva research applied to psoriasis. Combination of different markers could improve the prognostic prediction in patients with psoriasis. Future studies are needed to implement research on salivary biomarkers and their prognostic/therapeutic effects in the management of patients with psoriasis.

• Authors: Farah Asa'ad, Marco Fiore, Aniello Alfieri, Paolo Daniele Maria Pigatto, Chiara Franchi, Emilio Berti, Carlo Maiorana, Giovanni Damiani
• Journal: BioMed research international (Biomed Res Int) Vol. 2018 Pg. 7290913 ( 2018) ISSN: 2314-6141 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 29888276 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Biomarkers

Topics

• Biomarkers (metabolism)
• Comorbidity
• Humans
• Periodontal Diseases (genetics, metabolism, pathology)
• Prognosis
• Psoriasis (epidemiology, genetics, metabolism)
• Research
• Saliva (chemistry, metabolism)
• Skin Diseases (epidemiology, genetics, metabolism)