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NF-kappaB links keratinocytes and lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.
Recent patents on inflammation & allergy drug discovery - 1 Jan 2009
Tsuruta Daisuke
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Psoriasis is a common, chronic and relapsing autoimmune skin disease. Clinical characteristics of this disease are sharply-demarcated erythematous plaques covered with silver scales. Histologically, it is characterized by increased epidermal thickness, elongated papillae, and a moderate inflammatory infiltrate composed of lymphocytes, macrophages and neutrophils. The histological hallmark of psoriasis is Munro's...
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