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Observational studyThe Journal of investigative dermatology2022

Skin Sodium Accumulates in Psoriasis and Reflects Disease Severity.

András Maifeld, Johannes Wild, Tine V Karlsen, Natalia Rakova, Elisa Wistorf, Peter Linz, Rebecca Jung, Anna Birukov, Vladimir-Andrey Gimenez-Rivera, Nicola Wilck and 21 more

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Observational study in The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Water and Electrolyte Content in Salt-Dependent HYpertension in the SKIn (WHYSKI): Effect of Surgical Cure of Primary Aldosteronism.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

31 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

András MaifeldExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Johannes WildCenter of Cardiology - Cardiology I, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Tine V KarlsenDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Natalia RakovaExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Elisa WistorfExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Peter LinzInstitute of Radiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Rebecca JungCenter for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Institute for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Anna BirukovExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany; Department of Molecular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Nuthetal, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany.
Vladimir-Andrey Gimenez-RiveraIntegraSkin GmbH i.G., Tübingen, Germany.
Nicola WilckExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Department of Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Theda BartolomaeusExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Ralf DechendExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Helios Clinic Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany.
Markus KleinewietfeldVIB Laboratory of Translational Immunomodulation, VIB Center for Inflammation Research (IRC), Hasselt University Campus Diepenbeek, Hasselt, Belgium.
Sofia K ForslundExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Andreas KrauseMedical Centre for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Georgios KokolakisDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Sandra PhilippDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Björn E ClausenDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Anna BrandDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Ari WaismanDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Florian C KurschusDepartment of Dermatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Joanna WegnerDepartment of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Michael SchultheisDepartment of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Friedrich C LuftExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Michael BoschmannExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Marcus KelmBerlin Institute of Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Institute for Imaging Science and Computational Modelling in Cardiovascular Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Department of Congenital Heart Disease, German Heart Center Berlin (DHZB), Berlin, Germany.
Helge WiigDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Titus KuehneInstitute for Imaging Science and Computational Modelling in Cardiovascular Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Department of Congenital Heart Disease, German Heart Center Berlin (DHZB), Berlin, Germany.
Dominik N MüllerExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Susanne KarbachCenter of Cardiology - Cardiology I, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Lajos MarkóExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: lajos.marko@charite.de.
Max Delbrück Center · DEJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEUniversity of Bergen · NOHasselt University · BEHeidelberg University · DEImmanuel Krankenhaus · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sodium can accumulate in the skin at concentrations exceeding serum levels. A high sodium environment can lead to pathogenic T helper 17 cell expansion. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease in which IL-17‒producing T helper 17 cells play a crucial role. In an observational study, we measured skin sodium content in patients with psoriasis and in age-matched healthy controls by Sodium-23 magnetic resonance imaging. Patients with PASI > 5 showed significantly higher sodium and water content in the skin but not in other tissues than those with lower PASI or healthy controls. Skin sodium concentrations measured by Sodium-23 spectroscopy or by atomic absorption spectrometry in ashed-skin biopsies verified the findings with Sodium-23 magnetic resonance imaging. In vitro T helper 17 cell differentiation of naive CD4

Indexed as

AnimalsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedHumansInterleukin-17Lymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPsoriasisSeverity of Illness IndexSkinSodiumSodium ChlorideSpectrophotometry, AtomicSpectrum AnalysisInterleukin-17SodiumSodium Chloride

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PMID34237339
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