Centre for Dermatology and Genetic Medicine, Division of Molecular Medicine, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, United Kingdom.
J Clin Invest. 2013 Feb;123(2):551-3. doi: 10.1172/JCI67438. Epub 2013 Jan 25.
Traditional remedies for common disorders have been known for centuries, but insight into their mechanism of action is often limited. In this issue of the JCI, Joost Schalkwijk's research group at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in The Netherlands advances our understanding of why topical coal tar is an effective treatment for atopic dermatitis (AD), both rationalizing the use of this traditional medicine, and providing the scientific basis for new therapeutic approaches.
传统的治疗常见疾病的方法已经存在了几个世纪,但是对于其作用机制的了解往往是有限的。在本期 JCI 中,荷兰奈梅亨拉德堡德大学医学中心的 Joost Schalkwijk 研究小组深入研究了为什么局部煤焦油是治疗特应性皮炎(AD)的有效方法,这不仅使这种传统药物的使用合理化,而且为新的治疗方法提供了科学依据。