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A role for mitogen-activated protein kinase activation by integrins in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Aug 2001
Haase I, Hobbs R M, Romero M R, Broad S, Watt F M
Abstract excerpt
In normal epidermis, beta1 integrin expression is confined to the basal layer, whereas in hyperproliferative epidermis, integrins are also expressed in the suprabasal layers. Transgenic mice in which integrins are expressed suprabasally via the involucrin promoter have a sporadic psoriatic phenotype; however, the mechanism by which integrins contribute to the pathogenesis of psoriasis is unknown. We observed...
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