Kinetics of circulating Th17 cytokines and adipokines in psoriasis patients

Psoriasis is associated with an increase of Th17 cytokines, such as IL-17, IL-22, IL-21, and TNF-α, which are produced by Th17 cells. Adipokines are peptide hormones or cytokines secreted from adipose tissues and involved in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome (MS). Psoriasis patients have a high...

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Main Authors: Nakajima, Hideki, Nakajima, Kimiko, Tarutani, Masahito, Morishige, Ryuji, Sano, Shigetoshi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3140918/