Toll 7 and Toll 9 in psoriasis vulgaris before and after phototherapy

• Main Authors: Doaa Mahgoub (Author), Amira M. El Tawdy (Author), Mariam Makari (Author), Laila Rashed (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Our Dermatology Online, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Izvleček

Introduction: Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory, recurrent, immune mediated disease of the skin and joints. Toll-like receptors are pattern recognition receptors for conserved molecular patterns of pathogenic microorganisms.Under certain circumstances, self nucleic acids can trigger TLR 7 and TLR 9, which can lead to autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis. Materials and Methods: The study included 15 psoriatic patients (plaque type) and 15 controls, patients received 36 sessions of phototherapy (NB-UVB). Skin biopsies were taken from all the patients (before & after NB-UVB) and controls and were assessed for TLR 7 and TLR 9 by PCR. Results: Showed significant difference between patients and controls as regards TLR 7 and TLR 9. In addition a significant decrease in thier levels in patients after phototherapy with NB-UVB. Conclusion: TLR 7 and TLR 9 may play a role in the pathogenesis of poriasis. Decrease in their levels after NB-UVB may be one of the therapeutic mechanisms of NB-UVB in psoriasis.

Opis knjige/članka

10.7241/ourd.20142.31
2081-9390