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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-8-2
pubmed:abstractText
Recently we reported that a kind of serine protease, SH protease, and collagenase might be involved in blister formation and, furthermore, that the cooperative action of these three proteases was essential for blister formation in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. In this study we examined the inhibitory effect of clinically usable serine protease inhibitors for blister formation in organ culture and in clinical trials of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa patients. Camostat mesylate, a synthetic serine protease inhibitor that is available for the treatment of chronic pancreatitis, demonstrated a striking effect of inhibiting blistering in organ culture of normal human skin with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa blister fluids. Subsequently we administered camostat mesylate by topical application to four patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa to assess its ability to reduce blistering. Therapeutic response was favorable; a significant effect in decreasing the number of blisters was observed in three of four patients. These findings actually supported the hypothesis that a kind of serine protease had a close relationship with blistering in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa and that therapy with a clinically usable protease inhibitor was useful for the treatment of this disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0190-9622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1246-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Protease inhibitor therapy for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. In vitro effect and clinical trial with camostat mesylate.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article