Keyword: chronic inflammation

The Effect of Biological Therapies on Psoriasis and Its Associated Comorbidities – New Facts and Future Options

Psoriasis is a chronic and complex disease that consists of characteristic cutaneous lesions and is frequently accompanied by systemic comorbidities caused by the chronic inflammatory state. The most common such comorbidities are hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, inflammatory bowel diseases, depression, anxiety, neoplasia, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to simultaneously treat both psoriasis and the associated conditions with the best therapies available to improve patients’ life quality. Therefore, this review aims to evaluate the effects of biological therapies on both psoriasis and its comorbidities and also to highlight other future options.