Flucinonide is a fluorinated glucocorticid that is used as a topical anti-inflammatory agent. Recently, flucinonide and other fluorinated glucocorticolids were identified as smoothend agonists. Flucinonide induces expression of Gli-reporter luciferase in Shh-LIGHT2 cells.
Fluocinonide has been used to study its effect on T-cell proliferation.[1]
Fluocinonide is shown to be effective in the treatment of atopic dermatitis and oral lichen planus (OLP).[2][3]
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology, 11(1), 45-55 (1995-03-01)
Using an experimental model in the mouse we have shown that both local and central lines of defense, involving CD4+ T cells, participate in a dynamic interaction to maintain a long-term carrier state of Candida albicans in the oral cavity.
Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University, 22(6), 893-898 (2014-01-17)
Oral lichen planus is a common, chronic mucosal disease associated with a cell-mediated immunological dysfunction. The clinical manifestation is different when various forms, white and red, are considered. Erosive, atrophic, ulcerative lesions require long-term treatment, because of inflammation and severe
Adherence in the treatment of chronic inflammatory skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis is poor. Methods to improve adherence have proven difficult. To determine whether a short course of treatment with a high-potency corticosteroid will improve adherence compared to longer
Localized acral pityriasis lichenoides chronica: report of a case.
Jennifer J Halbesleben et al.
The Journal of dermatology, 38(8), 832-834 (2011-03-01)
Sneddon-Wilkinson disease or subcorneal pustular dermatosis (SPD) is a rare, benign inflammatory skin disorder of unknown etiology. SPD is associated with various systemic disorders, including immunoglobinopathies and lymphoproliferative disorders. The relationship between SPD and immune dysfunction is unlikely to be
