Researchers Identify Immune System Targets Associated With Skin Blistering Disease Pemphigus Vulgaris

Posté le October 16, 2012 par Cristo Rey Intern

Pemphigus vulgaire (PV) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system develops antibodies to two of its own proteins, the desmogleins DSG1 and DSG3 that help maintain the integrity of the skin. The immune attack causes painful blisters…

Tagués avec : desmoglein, immune, pemphigus vulgaris, traitement
Publié dans Dans le monde entier, Actualités et informations

Immunoadsorption in Dermatology

Posté le June 1, 2012 par Cristo Rey Intern

Immunoadsorption (IA) has been successfully used in a large variety of autoantibody-mediated disorders. In dermatology, IA is increasingly applied as adjuvant treatment for severe and/or refractory autoimmune bullous diseases. These disorders are characterized by autoantibodies against structural proteins of the…

Tagués avec : dermatology, immune
Publié dans Dans le monde entier

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Researchers Identify Immune System Targets Associated With Skin Blistering Disease Pemphigus Vulgaris

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