Immunohistochemical evaluation of psoriatic plaques following selective photothermolysis of the superficial capillaries

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-53

  Hern, S ^a   Allen, M H ^b   Sousa, A R ^c   Harland, C C ^d   Barker, J N W N ^b   Levick, J R ^a   Mortimer, P S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Blood vessels; Psoriasis; Pulsed dye laser

Indexed keywords

BETA1 INTEGRIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTEGRIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LASER SURGERY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSORIASIS; PULSED DYE LASER; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENULE;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CAPILLARIES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIVISION; E-SELECTIN; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INTEGRINS; KERATINOCYTES; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034825516     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04280.x     Document Type: Article

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