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ArticleClinical and experimental immunology1991

Soluble IL-2 receptor and CD25 cells in psoriasis: effects of cyclosporin A and PUVA therapy.

J I Duncan, C Horrocks, A D Ormerod, A V Powles, P H Whiting, L Fry, A W Thomson

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Article in Clinical and experimental immunology, 1991. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

J I DuncanDepartment of Pathology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Scotland.
C Horrocks
A D Ormerod
A V Powles
P H Whiting
L Fry
A W Thomson
University of Aberdeen · GBAberdeen Royal Infirmary · GBSt. Mary's Hospital · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A study was conducted to quantify soluble IL-2 receptor (sIL-2R) levels in sera of 57 chronic plaque psoriasis patients and correlate these measurements with disease activity and the number of IL-2R-positive (CD25+) lymphocytes in lesional biopsies of 11 cyclosporin A (CsA) and 13 psoralen plus ultraviolet radiation (PUVA) treated patients. Levels of sIL-2R showed a strong correlation with the psoriasis area and severity index (PASI). CsA and PUVA significantly reduced the PASI and sIL-2R levels to a similar degree after 4 weeks of treatment. Although the majority of CsA-treated patients who were biopsied showed reductions in lesional CD25+ cells, these did not reach statistical significance; in five patients biopsied who had PUVA treatment, no consistent effect on the numbers of CD25+ cells was observed. A significant correlation was found between CD25+ cells in lesional biopsies and the PASI score.

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PUVA TherapyAdultCyclosporinsHumansPsoriasisReceptors, Interleukin-2T-LymphocytesCyclosporinsReceptors, Interleukin-2

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PMID1864010
PMCPMC1535751
OpenAlexW2063026652

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