HLA Allele Associations and V-Beta T-Lymphocyte Expansions in Patients With Psoriasis, Harboring Toxin-Producing Staphylococcus aureus

Autor: Abdul-Ghani Kibbi, Lori Janbazian, Elias A. Rahal, Ghassan M. Matar, Rola Ajib, Shukrallah Zaynoun, Alexander M. Abdelnoor

Publikováno v: Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Vol 2005, Iss 4, Pp 310-315 (2005)

HLA alleles have been associated with psoriasis. Toxin-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus behave as superantigens, and if present in patients, might play a role in the exacerbation of psoriatic lesions by activating certain V-beta (V beta) T-

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