Increase of activated T-cells and up-regulation of Smad7 without elevation of TGF-beta expression in tonsils from patients with pustulosis palmaris et plantaris

Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris (PPP) is known to be a skin disease related to tonsillitis, because the pustulosis often become exacerbated during acute tonsillitis and disappears after tonsillectomy. However, etiology of PPP remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the activation of tonsill...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.). - 1999. - 115(2005), 2 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 192-9
1. Verfasser: Takahara, Miki (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kishibe, Kan, Nozawa, Hayabusa, Harabuchi, Yasuaki
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2005
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)
Schlagworte:Journal Article Antigens, CD Antigens, Differentiation CTLA-4 Antigen CTLA4 protein, human DNA-Binding Proteins RNA, Messenger SMAD7 protein, human Smad7 Protein TGFB1 protein, human mehr... Trans-Activators Transforming Growth Factor beta Transforming Growth Factor beta1