A proinflammatory activity of interleukin 8 in human skin: Expression of the inducible nitric oxide synthase in psoriatic lesions and cultured keratinocytes

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2007-2012

  Bruch Gerharz, Daniela ^a,b   Fehsel, Karin ^a   Suschek, Christoph ^a   Michel, Guenter ^b   Ruzicka, Thomas ^b   Kolb Bachofen, Victoria ^a  

^a Biomedical Research Center   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GENE PRODUCT; INTERLEUKIN 8; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0029848134     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.184.5.2007     Document Type: Article

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