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Regulatory effects of 1alpha , 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on inflammatory responses in psoriasis Volume 8, numéro 1, January - February 1998

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Department of Dermatology, Fukushima Medical College, Hikarigaoka-1, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.
  • Page(s) : 16-20
  • Année de parution : 1998

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by epidermal hyperplasia, and the accumulation of inflammatory cells such as monocytes, lymphocytes and neutrophils in the subcorneal layers and dermis. Over the past decade, clinical evidence has been accumulating that 1alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (VD3) and its analogs are effective in the treatment of psoriasis [1, 2]. The mechanism of VD3 activity, however, is not yet [...]