Signaling downstream of p38 in psoriasis

Abstract

Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease characterized by infiltration of the skin by T cells and increased production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Two recent reports show that the p38-activated kinases mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 2 and mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinase are activated in psoriatic skin and may contribute to the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines.