在其学术合作伙伴（Laboratoire Inflammation，TissusEpithéliauxetCytokines，LITEC，EA 4331）和医院合作伙伴（普瓦捷大学医院中心）的协助下， QIMA Life Sciences 开展关于银屑病的广泛研究计划已有数十年。
我们的工作特别旨在更好地描述Th1、Th17和Th22细胞因子（如 IL-17A，IL-22，IL-1α，OSM 和 TNF-α）在皮肤炎症发展和抑制皮肤分化中的角色及其单独或联合的作用。如今， QIMA Life Sciences 提供全系列的创新模型和专门用于评估您产品（API，生物仿制药，配方，医疗器械）的药理功效（筛选，分析，概念验证）的体外药理学测定：
- 免疫反应（Th17/Th22细胞因子释放）
- 细胞因子对银屑病样型角质形成细胞（或重建的表皮）的诱导作用
- 趋化因子、抗菌肽（AMPs）的产生及表皮分化标记的表达
- 特异性标记的免疫检测或RT-qPCR分析
以下是 QIMA Life Sciences 在银屑病领域提出的所有标准测定中的几个例子：
Interleukin-17A-induced production of acute serum amyloid A by keratinocytes contributes to psoriasis pathogenesis
PsoriasisAcute-serum Amyloid A (A-SAA), one of the major acute-phase proteins, is mainly produced in the liver but extra-hepatic synthesis involving the skin has been reported. Its expression is regulated by the transcription factors NF-κB, C/EBPβ, STAT3 activated by proinflammatory cytokines.
Imiquimod-induced skin inflammation in mice is dependent on IL-1R1 and MyD88 signaling but independent of the NLRP3 inflammasome
PsoriasisThe pathogenesis of inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis involves the release of numerous proinflammatory cytokines, including members of the IL-1 family. Here we report overexpression of IL-1α, IL-1β, and IL-1 receptor antagonist mRNA, associated to expression of IL-23p19, IL-17A, and IL-22 in skin cells
Inhibition of keratinocyte differentiation by the synergistic effect of IL-17A, IL-22, IL-1α, TNFα and oncostatin M
Inflammation, PsoriasisThis study highlights the precise role of cytokines in the skin inflammatory response (psoriasis). IL-22 and OSM more specifically drive epidermal hyperplasia and differentiation loss while IL-1α, IL-17A and TNFα were more involved in the activation of innate immunity.
Contribution of IL22 to experimental skin inflammation
Inflammation, PsoriasisFocused on in vitro human models, we present the mechanisms of action of IL22 as well as its involvement in structure, metabolism, differentiation, chemotaxis, antibacterial activity, innate immunity, and tissue remodeling of epidermis.
Keratinocytes under fire of proinflammatory cytokines: Bonafide innate immune cells involved in the physiopathology of chronic atopic dermatitis and psoriasis
Atopic dermatitis, Dermatite atopique, PsoriasisSpecific cytokine environment deregulation plays a central role on skin morphology and innate immunity, moving towards specific pathologies and opening the way to new therapeutic strategies.
Skin inflammation induced by the synergistic action of IL17A, IL22, OSM, IL1α and TNFα recapitulates some features of psoriasis
PsoriasisOur results demonstrate the important potentiating activities of IL17A, IL22, oncostatin M, TNF-alpha, and IL1alpha on keratinocytes. This is particularly interesting in the context of psoriasis where these cytokines are overexpressed and could synergize to play an important role in upregulation of chemokines and antimicrobial peptides production.
Keratinocytes as targets for cytokines in skin inflammation
Acne, Atopic dermatitis, Dermatology, PsoriasisCurrent knowledge about the effects of different cytokine families on keratinocytes, and more particularly theirinvolvement in skin inflammation and in the development of inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis
Cytokine-induced CEACAM1 expression on keratinocytes is characteristic for psoriatic skin and contributes to a prolonged lifespan of neutrophils
PsoriasisThese results show that cytokine-induced cell-surface expression of CEACAM1 by keratinocytes in the context of a psoriatic environment might contribute to the persistence of neutrophils and thus to ongoing inflammation and the decreased propensity for skin infection, typical for patients with psoriasis.
A role for T cell-derived interleukin 22 in psoriatic skin inflammation
PsoriasisThis study indicate that interleukin 22 is a cytokine produced by skin-infiltrating lymphocytes that is potentially involved in initiation and/or maintenance of the pathogenesis of psoriasis.
OSM (Oncostatin M) secreted by skin infiltrating T lymphocytes is a potent keratinocyte activator involved in skin inflammation
PsoriasisThese results demonstrate that OSM and its receptor play an important role in cutaneous inflammatory responses in general and that the specific effects of OSM are associated with distinct inflammatory diseases depending on the cytokine environment.
Keratinocytes as targets for IL10-related cytokines : a putative role in psoriasis pathogenesis
PsoriasisIn this review, we discuss recent knowledge about the effects of cytokines of the IL-10 family on keratinocytes and their potential role in psoriasis, a cutaneous inflammatory disease.
IL-22 inhibits epidermal differentiation and induces proinflammatory gene expression and migration of human keratinocytes
Inflammation, PsoriasisIL-22 belongs to a family of cytokines structurally related to IL-10, including IL-19, IL-20, IL-24, and IL-26. In contrast to IL-10, IL-22 has proinflammatory activities. IL-22 signals through a class II cytokine receptor composed of an IL-22-binding chain, IL-22RA1, and the IL-10RB subunit, which is shared with the IL-10R.