Effects of abrocitinib treatment of atopic dermatitis on skin barrier function.
Open-label, non-randomized, single-arm, 12-weeks observational clinical and translational study
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
Non Interventional
UKSH, Campus Kiel
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Change in transepidermal water loss (TEWL) at one non-lesional and one lesional marker skin area at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline/week 0 (day 0).
To determine the mean change of TEWL in g/m2/h at one non-lesional and one lesional marker skin site at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline
Time frame: 12 Weeks
Number of epidermal barrier-related genes/pathways differentially expressed in a marker lesional skin site at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline
To compare the expression of epidermal barrier-related genes at the transcriptome level at a marker lesional skin site at week 2 and week 12 to baseline and to non-lesional skin
Time frame: 12 Weeks
Epidermal thickness and epidermal differentiation markers in a marker lesional skin site at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline
To compare epidermal thickness (in µm) and the percentage of marker-positive cells (KRT 16, Ki67, FLG) in a marker skin site with reference to the number of cells in the basal layer at week 2 and 12 to baseline and to non-lesional skin
Time frame: 12 Weeks
Stratum corneum biomarker (cytokine) levels (pg/μg protein) in marker skin sites at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline
To compare stratum corneum biomarker (cytokine) levels (pg/μg protein) in a marker lesional skin site at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline and to non-lesional skin
Time frame: 12 Weeks
Composition of Bacterial Taxa of one lesional and non-lesional marker skin area at week 2 and week 12 compared to baseline
To identify changes in community composition and diversity at one lesional and one non-lesional marker skin site at week 2 and week 12 as compared to baseline using Next Generation Sequencing techniques
Time frame: 12 Weeks
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