Decreased responsiveness of T cells to toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 in patients with severe psoriasis at active stage

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 289, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 547-550

  Yokote, Ryuichi ^a,b   Tokura, Yoshiki ^a   Furukawa, Fukumi ^a   Takigawa, Masahiro ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial superantigen; Clonal anergy; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

SUPERANTIGEN; TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONAL ANERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENTEROTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERANTIGENS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0030810601     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050237     Document Type: Article

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