The Effect of Conventional Immunosuppressive Therapy on Cytokine Serum levels in Pemphigus Vulgaris Patients.

In conclusion, IL-1β and IL-6 could be involved in the pathogenesis of pemphigus vulgaris. The positive trend of IL-22 is a new finding and should be confirmed by further studies. PMID: 24659121 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - March 29, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Mortazavi H, Esmaili N, Khezri S, Khamesipour A, Vasheghani Farahani I, Daneshpazhooh M, Rezaei N Tags: Iran J Allergy Asthma Immunol Source Type: research