title: Elevated levels of interleukin 2 receptor in sera of patients with atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.
abstract: Elevated levels of serum interleukin 2 receptor (IL2R) represent an early measure of T cell activation. The concentration of IL2R was measured in the sera of patients with atopic dermatitis (n = 58) or psoriasis, without psoriatic arthritis, (n = 26), who had moderate to severe disease activity, and in non-atopic healthy controls (n = 37) by an ELISA technique. Serum IL2R levels were found to be significantly elevated in both disease groups compared with the controls. The increase in serum IL2R may be due to T cell activation in the dermis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Freiburg, F.R.G.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapp
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piskorski
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schöpf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000276:immunology*; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2