title: T cell immune responses in psoriasis.
abstract: A central role for T cells and their cytokines in the pathogenesis of psoriasis has been proposed; however, there are controversies over the details of this issue. The goal of this study is to summarise currently available data on the importance of T cells in psoriasis pathogenesis. A systematic review of the English medical literature was conducted by searching PubMed, Embase, ISI Web of Knowledge, and Iranian databases including Iranmedex, and SID for studies on associations between the involvement of T cell subsets and psoriasis. The results of the present study indicate that alterations in the number and function of different subsets of T-cells are associated with psoriasis. It appears that studies on T cell subsets contributed to understanding the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis. In addition, it may have provided novel therapeutic opportunities in ameliorating immunopathologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. zjadali@razi.tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Zohre
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jadali
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ijaai@tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Mohammad Bagher
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Eslami
mesh_terms: D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / Q000502:physiology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000276:immunology; D058504:Th17 Cells / Q000276:immunology; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta