Dupilumab for Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis

Authors

  • Wipanee Uraisakul Pharmacy Department, Ramathibodi Hospital
  • Niti Osirisakul Pharmacy Department, Ramathibodi Hospital
  • Rungrada Lonuch Pharmacy Department, Ramathibodi Hospital

Keywords:

atopic dermatitis, dupilumab

Abstract

Dupilumab is human monoclonal antibody that inhibits interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-13 (IL-13) signaling by specifically binding to the interleukin-4 receptor alpha subunit (IL-4Rα) of interleukin-4 receptor complex type 1 and type 2. Dupilumab inhibits IL-4 signaling via the type 1 receptor and both IL-4 and IL-13 signaling through the type 2 receptor, therefore inhibiting T-lymphocyte differentiation and decreasing T-helper cell type 2 (Th2) cytokines, which play important role in pathophysiology of atopic dermatitis. It is indicated for the treatment of patients aged 6 months and older with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis whose disease is not adequately controlled with topical therapies or when those therapies are not advisable. According to the recent studies, dupilumab is significantly superior to the placebo in efficacy as it reduced disease severity, itching, symptoms of anxiety and improved patient’s quality of life. The most common adverse effects of dupilumab are conjunctivitis and injection site reactions.

Author Biographies

Wipanee Uraisakul, Pharmacy Department, Ramathibodi Hospital

B.Pharm.

Niti Osirisakul, Pharmacy Department, Ramathibodi Hospital

B.Pharm.

Rungrada Lonuch, Pharmacy Department, Ramathibodi Hospital

Pharm.D.

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2023-12-31

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Uraisakul W, Osirisakul N, Lonuch R. Dupilumab for Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis. Thai J Hosp Pharm [internet]. 2023 Dec. 31 [cited 2026 Jan. 18];33(3):371-85. available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJHP/article/view/262316