Antibodies from patients with psoriasis recognize N-acetylglucosamine terminals in glycoproteins from Pityrosporum ovale

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-83

  Mathov, I ^a   Plotkin, L ^a,b   Abatangelo, C ^a   Galimberti, R ^b   Squiquera, L ^a,b   Leoni, J L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

lyticase; N acetylglucosamine; Pityrosporum ovale; psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CARBOHYDRATE; GLYCOPROTEIN; LECTIN; LYSOZYME; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PITYROSPORUM OVALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0030035964     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1996.d01-719.x     Document Type: Article

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