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IL-12 protects from psoriasiform skin inflammation

Kulig, Paulina ; Musiol, Stephanie ; Freiberger, Sandra Nicole ; Schreiner, Bettina ; Gyülveszi, Gabor ; Russo, Giancarlo ; Pantelyushin, Stanislav ; Kishihara, Kenji ; Alessandrini, Francesca ; Kündig, Thomas ; Sallusto, Federica ; Hofbauer, Günther F.L. ; Haak, Stefan ; Becher, Burkhard

In: Nature communications, 2016, vol. 7, p. 13466

Neutralization of the common p40-subunit of IL-12/23 in psoriasis patients has led to a breakthrough in the management of moderate to severe disease. Aside from neutralizing IL-23, which is thought to be responsible for the curative effect, anti-p40 therapy also interferes with IL-12 signalling and type 1 immunity. Here we dissect the individual contribution of these two cytokines to the...