Pathogenesis of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1281-1289

  Stavropoulos, P G ^a   Goules, A V ^a   Avgerinou, G ^a   Katsambas, A D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b A Syngros Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antibody dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity; Apoptosis; Pathogenesis; Plasmacytoid dendritic cells; Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus; Type I IFNs

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; INTERFERON;

ANTIBODY DEPENDENT CELLULAR CYTOTOXICITY; APOPTOSIS; DENDRITIC CELL; DNA DAMAGE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTIBODY-DEPENDENT CELL CYTOTOXICITY; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CHEMOKINES; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 53749095487     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02806.x     Document Type: Review

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