Open AccessImmunohistochemical study of osteopontin, Ki-67, and CD34 of psoriasis in Mansoura, Egypt
Author(s) -
Maha M Amin,
Zeinab Abdel Azim
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.94857
Subject(s) - cd34 , osteopontin , psoriasis , angiogenesis , immunohistochemistry , pathology , dermis , pathogenesis , medicine , ki 67 , infiltration (hvac) , biology , dermatology , immunology , cancer research , stem cell , genetics , thermodynamics , physics
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by hyper-proliferation, abnormal differentiation, and inflammatory infiltration in epidermis and dermis. We planned this study to analyze probable associations between Osteopontin (OPN), Ki-67, CD34, and histopathological features in psoriasis.