Psoriasis and cardiovascular co-morbidity – epidemiological and experimental studies
Grantee: Dr Peter Riis Hansen, Department of Cardiology P, Gentofte Hospital
Amount: DKK 4,200,000
Grant category: Research Grants in open competition
Year: 2012
Geography: Denmark
Psoriasis patients have increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which still carries high morbidity and mortality in western societies, and is increasing dramatically in the emerging economies.
Consequently, research directed at the interface between psoriasis and CVD, from the level of epidemiological studies to basic experimental research, is of paramount importance in order to improve overall care for psoriasis patients, as well as supporting the need to seek help to receive treatment.
A research project led by Dr Peter Riis Hansen, Gentofte Hospital, Department of Cardiology P, Denmark, will help to:
- Inform and motivate dermatologists to play a pivotal role in screening and helping patients with psoriasis to prevent an increased risk of CVD
- Motivate patients with psoriasis to, firstly, seek treatment and assessment of their CVD risk and, secondly, improve treatment of psoriasis to reduce the overall immune activation
- Establish a murine model of psoriasis and CVD that is suitable for mechanistic studies and preclinical drug evaluation
- Identify new markers of psoriasis and/or CVD activity that may be relevant for clinical use.
Publications:
Khalid U et al. Psoriasis and new-onset diabetes: a Danish nationwide cohort study. Diabetes Care 2013;6:2404-7
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3714512/
Khalid U et al. Psoriasis and risk of heart failure: a nation-wide cohort study. Eur J Heart Fail 2014;16:743-8
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24903077
Khalid U et al. Sarcoidosis in patients with psoriasis: a population-based cohort study. PLoS ONE 2014;9(10)e109632
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4186869
Khalid U et al. Increased risk of aortic valve stenosis in patients with psoriasis: A nation-wide cohort study. Eur Heart J 2015;36:2177-83
http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/36/32/2177.long
Khalid U et al. A nationwide study of the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients with psoriasis
http://atvb.ahajournals.org/content/36/5/1043.long
Madsen M et al. Effects of TPA-induced experimental psoriasis-like skin inflammation in atherosclerosis-prone apoE knock-out mice. BMC Dermatology 2015
Epidemiology of eczema disease in Denmark
Grantee: Professor Torkil Menné and Professor Jeanne Duus Johansen, Gentofte Hospital
Amount: DKK 2,828,000
Grant category: Research Grants in open competition
Year: 2012
Geography: Denmark
The project involves several research groups at Gentofte Hospital in Copenhagen and is headed by Professor Torkil Menné and Professor Jeanne Duus Johansen.
The work aims to shed more light on the incidence of eczema in the general population and pave the way for improved prevention and treatment.
Eczema is the most prevalent of the skin disorders. It is not only one of the most common childhood diseases, but also a typical occupational disease, making it one of the most widespread diseases in the overall population. Eczema also results in substantial costs and loss of quality of life for patients.
Despite the disease prevalence, there is a shortage of data and research on eczema in the general population.
This project, which draws on a number of databases and disease registries unique to Denmark, aims to produce a detailed picture of the clinical and sociodemographic aspects of eczema in both the general population and the patient population.
Its specific aims are:
- To describe the consequences of eczema in terms of health care, education and employment, and the development of co-morbidities
- To explore the genetics behind eczema and its
consequences.
Publications:
Anatomical patterns of dermatitis in adult filaggrin mutation carriers
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Mar;72(3):440-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.01.001. Epub 2015 Feb 7
Predictive factors of self-reported hand eczema in adult Danes – a population based cohort study with 5 year follow-up
Br J Dermatol. 2016 Aug;175(2):287-95. doi: 10.1111/bjd.14476. Epub 2016 May 24
Health-related quality of life in adult dermatitis patients stratified by filaggrin genotype
Contact Dermatitis. 2017 Mar;76(3): 167-177. doi: 10.1111/cod.12731. Epub 2016 Dec 16
Hand eczema, atopic dermatitis and filaggrin mutations in adult Danes: a registry-based study assessing risk of disability pension
Contact Dermatitis. 2017 Aug;77(2):95-105. doi: 10.1111/cod.12786. Epub 2017 Apr 20
The LEO Foundation Scholarship for Dermatological Research
Grantee: Scholarship programme
Amount: DKK 2,200,000
Grant category: Research Grants in open competition
Year: 2012
Geography: Australia, Denmark
The LEO Foundation Scholarship for Dermatological Research aims to strengthen research collaboration within the field of skin cancer between Australia and Denmark by supporting training of and research by young scientists.
One scholarship is offered annually on behalf of the LEO Foundation, alternating between Australia and Denmark.
A candidate from Australia travels to work within a Danish tertiary institution and a Danish student is selected with a view to joining an Australian campus.
The funds received may be used as part of an ongoing PhD project or for postdoctoral research. The funds must in part support a research/educational stay in Australia of at least six months for the Danish student.
Publications
Automated detection of actinic keratoses in clinical photographs
Hames SC, Sinnya S, Tan JM, Morze C, Sahebian A, Soyer HP, Prow TW.
PLoS One. 2015 Jan 23;10(1):e0112447. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112447. eCollection 2015
Counting actinic keratosis – is photographic assessment a reliable alternative to physical examinations in clinical trials?
Sinnya S, O’Rourke P, Ballard E, Tan JM, Morze C, Sahebian A, Hames SC, Prow TW, Green AC, Soyer HP.
Acta Derm Venerol. 2015 May;95(5):604-5. doi: 10.2340/00015555-2040. No abstract avaliable
The future of keratinocyte skin cancer surveillance: automated image analysis to identify and monitor keratinocyte dysplasia
Hames SC, Prow TW.
Curr Probl Dermatol. 2015;46:77-84. doi: 10.1159/000366540. Epub 2014 Dec 18
Automated segmentation of skin strata in reflectance confocal microscopy depth stacks
Hames SC, Ardigò M, Soyer HP, Bradley AP, Prow TW.
PLoS One. 2016 Apr 18;11(4):e10153208. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153208. eCollection 2016.
Automated detection of actinic keratoses in clinical photographs
Hames SC, Sinnya S, Tan JM, Morze C, Sahebian A, Soyer HP, Prow TW.
PLoS One. 2015 Jan 23;10(1):e0112447. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112447. eCollection 2015.
Counting actinic keratosis – is photographic assessment a reliable alternative to physical examination in clinical trials?
Sinnya S, O’Rourke P, Ballard E, Tan JM, Morze C, Sahebian A, Hames SC, Prow TW, Green AC, Soyer HP.
Acta Derm Venereol. 2015 May;95(5):604-5. doi: 10.2340/00015555-2040. No abstract available.
The future of keratinocyte skin cancer surveillance: automated image analysis to identify and monitor keratinocyte dysplasia
Hames SC, Prow TW.
Curr Probl Dermatol. 2015;46:77-84. doi: 10.1159/000366540. Epub 2014 Dec 18
Anatomical skin segmentation in reflectance confocal microscopy with weak labels*
Hames SC, Ardigò M, Soyer HP, Bradley AP, Prow TW.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_aa.jsp?arnumber=7371231&tag=1
* This won the Canon Extreme Imaging Competition (DICTA category) prize in late 2015