Detection of interferon in the sera of patients with psoriasis, and its enhancement by PUVA treatment
- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 109 (5) , 549-552
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1983.tb07677.x
Abstract
Interferon-like activity could be detected in the sera of nineteen psoriatic patients (interferon titres between 8 and 64 i. u./ml), whereas healthy controls were negative. Following PUVA treatment the interferon levels increased significantly (interferon titres between 32 and 128 i. u./ml). An enhanced interferon production could explain some of the immunological phenomena connected with PUVA treatment.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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