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Title
Origin of threshold behaviour in psoriatic skin
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Abstract
The mechanisms that lead to the psoriatic morphology are not fully elucidated. Several lines of evidence suggest that the positive feedback between keratinocytes and immunocytes plays a key role in the development of the lesions. On the other hand, little information is available on the negative regulatory controls that maintain a new homoeostasis level in psoriatic skin. We suggest here that the interplay of these two contrary feedbacks is likely to entail a hysteresis effect and that psoriasis is likely to be interpreted as a critical phenomenon characterized by a catastrophic shift of the skin from a normal to a hyperplastic state. Copyright (c) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel
Language
English
Source (journal)
Dermatology. - Basel
Publication
Basel : 2008
ISSN
1018-8665
DOI
10.1159/000151354
Volume/pages
217 :4 (2008) , p. 295-298
ISI
000260229300001
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UAntwerpen
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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