Effect of NB-UVB therapy on IL-6 and neopterin levels in patients with psoriasis

Psoriasis is a chronic and non-transient disease with increased epidermal proliferation in the skin. Dysregulation of the immune system is an important factor in this pathology. Inflammation markers, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and immune cells are reported to be changed in psoriasis.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Pteridines
Main Authors:	Sahin Emine Buket, Sanajou Sonia, Girgin Gözde, Akan Tülin, Baydar Terken
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	De Gruyter 2023-05-01
Subjects:	psoriasis neopterin nb-uvb il-6 tryptophan degradation
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines-2022-0048

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