Stronger proliferative response to membrane versus cell-wall streptococcal proteins by peripheral blood T cells in chronic plaque psoriasis

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 619-625

  Baker, B S ^a   Brown, D ^a   Fischetti, V A ^b   Ovigne, J M ^a   Porter, W ^a   Powles, A ^a   Fry, L ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; M PROTEIN; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL WALL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MUTANT; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL DIVISION; CELL WALL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0035707307     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2001.01009.x     Document Type: Article

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