Publication Date:
2014-12-05
Description:
Article LL37 is an antimicrobial peptide that is overexpressed in skin lesions from psoriasis patients and activates innate immunity. Here the authors show that CD4 and CD8 T cells specific for LL37 are present in the circulation of patients with psoriasis, produce inflammatory cytokines and correlate with disease activity. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms6621 Authors: Roberto Lande, Elisabetta Botti, Camilla Jandus, Danijel Dojcinovic, Giorgia Fanelli, Curdin Conrad, Georgios Chamilos, Laurence Feldmeyer, Barbara Marinari, Susan Chon, Luis Vence, Valeria Riccieri, Phillippe Guillaume, Alex A. Navarini, Pedro Romero, Antonio Costanzo, Enza Piccolella, Michel Gilliet, Loredana Frasca
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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