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]
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
Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD, 10(2), 171-176 (2011-02-02)
To determine the effect a novel formulation of fluocinonide cream on skin barrier function in subjects with atopic dermatitis. The authors performed an open-label, investigator-blinded, side-by-side, controlled trial examining skin barrier function before and after a two-week course of a
Topical corticosteroids are the primary treatment for psoriasis. A patient with psoriasis being treated with topical fluocinonide for lesions on the extremities developed an erythematous facial eruption consistent with perioral dermatitis. When topical agents are applied, they often end up