Abstract:
A method of detecting activation of a necroptosis activation pathway in a subject is disclosed. The method comprising: (a) obtaining a biological sample comprising exosomes from the subject; (b) detecting an activity or expression of a component of the necroptosis activation pathway in an exosome fraction of the biological sample, wherein an increase in the activity or expression of the component of the necroptosis activation pathway indicates the activation of said necroptosis activation pathway. Methods of diagnosing necroptosis or inflammation by determining the level of exosomes in a biological sample. Method of modulating endocytosis by inhibiting MLKL or a cell surface receptor and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a population of exosomes comprising a component of the necroptosis activation pathway and its use in therapy of diseases, such as inflammation and cancer.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the treatment or prevention of an inflammatory skin disease, disorder or condition, by modulating a protein that is normally regulated by caspase-8 in the skin or by increasing caspase-8 activity or level in the skin. Another aspect of the invention relates to methods for diagnosing an inflammatory skin disease, disorder or condition or a predisposition to develop said disease disorder or condition in an individual. Further aspects of the invention relate to methods for identifying target proteins involved in the course or pathology of an inflammatory skin disease, disorder or condition and to methods of screening a candidate compound for treating said disease, disorder or condition. In particular, the invention relates to inflammatory skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.