I always wondered how far off the mark I was being when I thought, or even wrote or spoke, about the fact that I had had one or two patches of psoriasis and wet eczema that came and went 10-15 or more years ago, and questioned whether the CNV I had developed might do the same, only leaving more permanent damage behind.
Recent reading seems to confirm that these conditions may be related. Interleukin 17 (IL-17), it seems, is very involved with the development of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, and it seems CNV:
The whole system - or rather set of systems - of interleukin and related mediators of inflammation and neovascularisation is so complex, I don't think it would be possible to cram much useful into a forum reply even if I completely understood it, which I don't, I can understand each of those papers, but no idea how they fit into the wider picture of current understanding of interleukins,
There would seem to be a number of correlations, particularly with other conditions affecting capillaries, but I don't think the genetics and physiology are yet understood.
Yes, it's all terribly complicated and not nearly all fully understood and got together. I remember some years back, I read about all that is involved in developing cancer – it seems a lot needs to happen for it to develop (and a lot needs to be done to get rid of it, of course), but I'm really needing to start again to understand this interleukin stuff.
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