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Polymorphonuclear leukocyte function in psoriasis vulgaris.

C T Pease·M Fennell·R C Staughton·D A Brewerton
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Polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) migration was assessed in vitro using the agarose plate method in patients with psoriasis vulgaris, and compared with an age- and sex-matched control group. No significant difference was found between the two groups in the PMN response to the chemotactic substances F-Met-Leu-Phe (FMLP) or zymosan activated serum (ZAS). Equally, the chemokinetic or chemotactic potential of psoriatic serum did not differ from control serum. Our results do not support a primary abnormality of PMN function in psoriasis.

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C T Pease, M Fennell, R C Staughton, D A Brewerton. 1987. Polymorphonuclear leukocyte function in psoriasis vulgaris.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1987.tb04112.x

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