title: The biosynthesis of prostaglandins in psoriatic skin.
abstract: The biosynthesis of prostaglandins (PGs) was studied in biopsy material taken from 8 psoriatics and 7 healthy controls. The psoriatic skin showed a statistically significant reduction in the capacity for PG synthesis: in psoriatic skin PGE2 was 301 +/- 74 ng/g wet weight and PGF2 alpha 425 +/- 89 ng/g wet weight, whereas in healthy skin the synthesizing capacity of PGE2 was 507 +/- 45 ng/g wet weight and of PGF2 alpha 730 +/- 206 ng/g wet weight.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011460:Prostaglandins F / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000378:metabolism*; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011453:Prostaglandins; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D011460:Prostaglandins F