Abstract
We investigated the levels of T-lymphocytes and their subpopulations: T-helper cells (T(H)) and T-suppressor cells (T(S)), in the peripheral blood of 57 patients suffering from various clinical forms of psoriasis. Considerable decrease of the T(H)/T(S) rate (0.2 to 1.2) was found in 29 patients (15 with vulgar, 8 with arthropatic, and 6 with exudative psoriasis). The total number of T-lymphocytes was normal in 20 of these patients. In 8 patients showing a marked disbalance of T(H) and T(S) immunomodulators, thymalin and natrii nucleinas were included in the complex schedule of antipsoriatic therapy. As a result of the immunocorrective therapy, the disbalance normalized in 6 cases accompanied by regression of the psoriatic rash. The disbalance of T(H) and T(S) in the peripheral blood of the patients has a certain pathogenic significance in the development of psoriasis, and immunocorrection becomes necessary for successful therapy in severer forms of the disease.
| Translated title of the contribution | Disbalance of the T-lymphocyte subpopulation in psoriasis patients and its immune correction |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 497-501 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | H+G Zeitschrift fur Hautkrankheiten |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Field of Science*
- 3.2 Clinical medicine
Publication Type*
- 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database