Hope for 14 Million Rosacea Sufferers: Pyratine-XR(TM) Study to be Presented at South Beach...( NAPA Calif. Feb. 12 /- Senetek PL...),Health

NAPA, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Senetek PLC (OTC Bulletin Board: SNKTY), a life sciences company engaged in the development of technologies that target the science of healthy aging, announced today that positive study results from a clinical trial of Pyratine-XR(TM) in patients with rosacea will be presented February 13, 2009, at the 7th Annual South Beach Clinical Dermatology Symposium in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Mark Nestor, the Symposium chair, will be presenting "Cytokinins: Cutaneous Aging and Rosacea" at 4:45 PM.

Based on positive results demonstrated in previous studies of Pyratine-6(TM) (0.1% furfuryl tetrahydropyranyladenine) for the remediation of photodamaged skin and erythema, with resulting reduction in facial redness and fine wrinkles in as early as two weeks, Senetek initiated a clinical trial for assessing the effects of Pyratine-XR(TM) (0.125% furfuryl tetrahydropyranyladenine) in improving the clinical signs and symptoms of rosacea.

According to the National Rosacea Society, more than 14 million Americans have rosacea, yet only a small fraction are being treated. The chronic skin disease can affect adults and children of any skin type. While the cause is unknown and there is no cure, scientific advancements are now offering rosacea sufferers hope and a way to control the signs and symptoms of this potentially life-disruptive disorder.

Eighteen subjects with mild-to-moderate rosacea participated in a 48-week study at the University of California, Irvine, and were evaluated through physician assessments of inflammatory lesion count (papules and pustules), severity of erythema (redness) and telangiectasia (spider veins) and overall clinical improvement, as well as through patient assessments of signs and symptoms of rosacea and skin tolerance.

Data suggests that Pyratine-XR(TM) may offer important advantages over currently ava
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