IFN-gamma is a central player in the development of psoriasis lesions, which can be involved a variety of cellular processes in the skin. Dendritic cells are important cells in driving inflammation in psoriasis through the induction of T cells that produce IL-17 in psoriasis. Injecting IFN-g into the skin can increase the numbers of T cells and also inflammatory DCs that produce cytokines involved in IL-17 production. Thus, the investigators hypothesize that the dendritic cells present in the skin after IFN-g injection polarize IL-17-producing T cells.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
2
* All subjects will receive one intradermal injections of 0.25ml of IFN-g (Actimmune TM 100 micrograms/0.5ml), in normal appearing skin of both normal volunteers and psoriasis patients. * Blood will be taken at baseline and day 1. A skin biopsy (6mm punch) will be taken at the injection site 24 hours later. * Patients will return at one to two weeks for suture removal. * Clinical assessments done at every visit. * Patients will also be evaluated at each visit for any adverse events.
Rockefeller University
New York, New York, United States
Function of dendritic cells from IFNg-injected skin
To perform an assay using dendritic cells from the biopsy as stimulator cells and T cells as responders.
Time frame: 6 months
Flow cytometry analysis of circulating leukocyte populations
Surface phenotype and intracellular cytokine staining will be performed to determine if a single dose of IFNg alters circulating leukocyte phenotype.
Time frame: 9 months
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