Korean J Dermatol.  1983 Oct;21(5):513-520.

Immune Cells (T Cell, T Subsets and B Cell) in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Psoriasis and Effects of Photochemotherapy (PUVA) on These Cells

• Haw CR
• Jung YC
• Han EN
• Lim SD
• Myung KB
• Kook HI

Abstract

Recent studies have demonstrated that the patients with psoriasis have various immune alternation in both humoral and cellular immunities. However the results of these are still controversial. These facts promoted us to analyze the immune cells (T cell, T subsets and B cell) by rosette method for these cells in peripheral blood of 15 patients with psoriasis. And we also analyzed the effects of photo- chemotherapy(PUVA) on these cells. The results were summerized as follows; 1. The mean values of T cell, T, T, cell and B cell in peripheral blood of the- patients with psoriasis before PUVA therapy were 56. 2+-5.7%, 35.1+-6.9%, 5. 5+l.4%, 11.6+4. 0% respectively, These results of immune cells showed signi- ficantly lower mean values when these were compaired with the mean values. of nomnal control group(T cell; 65. 2+-2.9%, TM cell; 45.8+-3.2%, T cell; 7.3+ 1.3% B cell; 16.2+2.4%), respectively (T cell, Tm Tg, p<0.01, B cell; p<0.05). 2. The mean values of T cell, T, T, cell and B cell in peripheral blood (countinue..)

MeSH Terms

Humans
Immunity, Cellular
Photochemotherapy*
Psoriasis*
PUVA Therapy