Immunophenotyping of inflammatory cells in Atopic Dermatitis
- Conditions
- Atopic dermatitiseczema1000170810014982
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON38740
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. AD group:
- age range 18 to 70 years
- AD according to diagnostic criteria of Hanifin and Rajka
- patients for APT: sensitised to aeroallergens (previously shown to have a positive APT)
2. Psoriasis group
- chronic plaque psoriasis patients, ages 18-70 years
- topical treatment of the biopsy region with corticosteroids or tacrolimus in the two weeks prior to taking the biopsies
- treatment with systemic corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medication in the four weeks prior to taking the biopsies
- exposure of biopsy location to (extraordinary) UV sunlight (e.g. UV-therapy, sunny holiday) in in the two weeks prior to taking the biopsies
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>We will study the number of skin infiltrating cells per square millimetre skin<br /><br>in lesional AD skin, non-lesional AD skin, lesional psoriasis skin,<br /><br>non-lesional psoriasis skin and skin after atopy patch testing. This includes<br /><br>the analysis of:<br /><br>- T cells<br /><br>- B cells<br /><br>- NK cells<br /><br>- Dendritic cells<br /><br>- Eosinophils<br /><br>- Macrophages<br /><br>- Mast cells<br /><br>- Basophils<br /><br>- Neutrophils</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Not applicable</p><br>