Clobetasol propionate is a dermatological drug. External application is suitable for chronic eczema, neurodermatitis, psoriasis, palmoplantar pustulosis, lichen planus, discoid lupus erythematosus and other glucocorticoids for topical treatment of effective pruritic and non-infectious inflammatory skin diseases.
Clobetasol Propionate is the propionate salt form of clobetasol, a topical synthetic corticosteroid with anti-inflammatory, anti-pruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties. Clobetasol propionate exerts its effect by binding to cytoplasmic glucocorticoid receptors and subsequently activates glucocorticoid receptor mediated gene expression. This results in the synthesis of certain anti-inflammatory proteins, while inhibiting the synthesis of certain inflammatory mediators. Specifically, clobetasol propionate appears to induce phospholipase A2 inhibitory proteins, thereby controlling the release of the inflammatory precursor arachidonic acid from membrane phospholipids by phospholipase A2.
