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Gerald D. Weinstein, MD; Jerry L. McCullough, PhD

Arch Dermatol. 1975;111(4):471-475.

Abstract
The effect of several lipid-soluble folic acid antagonists on DNA synthesis in psoriatic and normal skin was studied. The skin samples were incubated in vitro with methotrexate, dichloromethotrexate, and their respective dimethyl esters, followed by exposure to deoxyuridine-³H to assay DNA synthesis radioautographically. Psoriatic epidermal cells were found to be selectively inhibited at lower concentrations (2x10^-7M) of these drugs than was normal skin. The ester derivatives were more active than the parent compounds, suggesting that increased lipid solubility of the compounds may potentiate their activity.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Dermatology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 30, 1974.

Read in part before the American Dermatology Association, Kona, Hawaii, March 30, 1974.

Reprint requests to Department of Dermatology, University of Miami School of Medicine, PO Box 520875, Biscayne Annex, Miami, FL 33152 (Dr. Weinstein).

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