Recent Advances in Psoriasis: The Role of the Immune System
Author: Barbara S Baker
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2000-04-11
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 1783262281
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book presents the evidence for the belief that psoriasis is a disease of abnormal keratinocyte proliferation induced by T cells. The latest approaches to investigating the immunopathogenesis of this disease, and a review of previous findings, are presented to give an overall picture of the current knowledge in this field. Each topic is discussed in detail, clearly illustrated and well referenced. The book should prove invaluable to clinical dermatologists, and researchers in the fields of immunology and dermatology who have an interest in skin diseases. Contents:Aetiology, Clinical and Histological Features of PsoriasisSkin Immune System in PsoriasisImmune Cell Function in PsoriasisPsoriasis is a T Cell-Mediated Diseaseβ-Haemolytic Streptococci and PsoriasisImmune Function of Psoriatic KeratinocytesCurrent and Future Immunological Approaches to Treatment of PsoriasisModel for the Immunopathogenesis of Psoriasis Readership: Researchers in immunology and dermatology. Keywords:Psoriasis;Skin Immunology;T Cells;Antigen-Presenting Cells;Beta-Haemolytic Streptococci;Superantigens;Cytokines;Keratinocytes;Treatments;Immunopathogenesis