TNFα and IL-6 are mediators in the blistering process of pemphigus

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 185-188

  López Robles, Eréndira ^a,b   Avalos Díaz, Esperanza ^a,b,c   Vega Memije, Elisa ^a,b   Hojyo Tomoka, Teresa ^a,b   Villalobos, Ricardo ^a,b   Fraire, Saúl ^a,b   Domíguez Soto, Luciano ^a,b   Herrera Esparza, Rafael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ZACATECAS   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

^c Col Lomas de la Soledad ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACANTHOLYSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BLISTER; CELL DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA PROBE; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIUM; ERYTHEMATOUS PEMPHIGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEDIATOR; PEMPHIGUS; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; BIOPSY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN;

BIOPSY; BLISTER; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INTERLEUKIN-6; PEMPHIGUS; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0034743413     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2001.01083.x     Document Type: Article

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