Both anti-TNF and CTLA4 Ig treatments attenuate the disease severity of staphylococcal dermatitis in mice.

Manli NaWanzhong WangYing FeiElisabet JosefssonAbukar AliTao Jin

Published in: PloS one (2017)

Both CTLA4 Ig and anti-TNF therapies attenuate disease severity but may prolong the healing time required for S. aureus skin infections. Neither treatment has an impact on bacterial clearance in skin tissues.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
soft tissue
wound healing
staphylococcus aureus
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
combination therapy
atopic dermatitis
wild type