The Role of Angiogenesis-related Pathways in the Development of Port Wine Stains
The Role of Angiogenesis-related Pathways in the Development of Refractory Port Wine Stains
- Port wine stain (PWS) is a congenital, progressive vascular malformation of human skin involving the superficial vascular plexus that occurs in estimated 3-5 children per 1,000 live births. In childhood, PWS are flat red macules, but lesions tend to darken progressively to purple and, by middle age, often become raised as a result of the development of vascular nodules. Because most malformations occur on the face, PWS is a clinically significant problem in the majority of patients.
- The late-stage cobblestoning appearance of PWS subjects is comprised by not only pronounced vascular ectasia with proliferation of thin and/or thick-walled vessels and their stroma, but also numerous epithelial, neural and mesenchymal hamartomatous abnormalities. Despite these histologic observations, the specific mechanisms involved in PWS nodular formation remains unclear.
- In one nodular PWS subject, we found that phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) and phosphoinositide phospholipase C g subunit (PLC-g) were activated in both hypertrophic areas and nodules within the lesion. These observations led us to hypothesize that the PI3K pathway may play an important role in nodular formation.
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 1 month - 70 years old, male or female;
- The patient and the family of the child agreed to participate in the experiment and signed an informed consent form;
- Clinical diagnosis of refractory port wine stains with thickened nodular or PDL resistance; .There is no bleeding, ulceration, infection, etc. affecting the visual field of laser surgery operation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with severe infectious diseases;
- Heart disease patients;
- Epilepsy patient;
- Pregnant patient;
- Researchers believe that patients who are not suitable for this experiment
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Basic Science
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: Double
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment group
Patients with port wine stains receive PDL (1.5-10ms, 11-12.5J/cm2)
with a treatment range of approximately 10*10cm2
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Pulsed dye laser (PDL, 595nm) is effective for vasodilatory diseases, especially for the superficial to middle layers of the dermis
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No Intervention: No treatment group
Patients with port wine stains have not been treated with PDL treatment
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Exon mutation sequences and mutation frequencies
Time Frame: Baseline (before treatment)
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In patients with nodular port wine stains, the exon mutation sequence and mutation frequency were compared between normal skin tissue (or blood), erythema and nodular tissue of the same patient.
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Baseline (before treatment)
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Changes in the levels of cytokines in serum and skin tissues
Time Frame: baseline (before treatment) and 1, 3, 7 days after treatment
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Changes in the levels of VEGF, FGF, HGF, PDGF, TGF-beta and other factors in serum and skin tissues before and after laser treatment
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baseline (before treatment) and 1, 3, 7 days after treatment
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Collaborators
Collaborators
Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Gang Wang, Prof, Dermatology Derpartment of Xijing Hospital
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Primary Completion
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- XijingH-PF-20150902
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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