IMMUNE NETWORK
- Volume 2 Issue 4
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- Pages.223-226
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- 2002
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- 1598-2629(pISSN)
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- 2092-6685(eISSN)
Serum Levels of Type 2 Chemokines in Lepromatous Leprosy Patients
- Lew, Wook (Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
- Nakamura, Koichiro (Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo) ;
- Tada, Yayoi (Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo) ;
- Kwahck, Ho (LeeJiHaam's Dermatology Clinic) ;
- Chang, Soo Kyoung (Lew Institute for Biomedical Research) ;
- Tamaki, Kunihiko (Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo)
- Published : 2002.12.31
Abstract
Background: The type 2 deviated immunological state is predominant in lepromatous leprosy. Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is an immune-complex mediated reaction that typically occurs in lepromatous leprosy. To date, the serum levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-