But because psoriasis is a systemic immune condition, systemic delivery may be necessary to address the underlying immune dysregulation
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Across the studied peptides, the authors reported reduced MMP-9 synthesis, increased Ki-67 and CD98hc expression, and, for AED and AEDG, suppression of caspase-dependent apoptosis that increased during cell-culture aging
However, this effect may be due to the large amount of cystine provided in the control conditions (208 M), as reduction of cystine levels in the medium did not impair growth but abolished intracellular cysteine and cystine levels (Extended Data Fig