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The measurement of serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels in patients with lichen planus

Author(s) -

Yesim Akpinar Kara

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

indian journal of dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 1998-3611

pISSN - 0019-5154

DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_474_17

Subject(s) - medicine , pathogenesis , etiology , mucocutaneous zone , proinflammatory cytokine , tumor necrosis factor alpha , cytokine , oral lichen planus , immunology , necrosis , gastroenterology , disease , pathology , inflammation

Lichen planus is a common mucocutaneous inflammatory skin disease with a multifactorial etiology. Cytokines have a key role in its pathogenesis. In our study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between the disease severity and levels of the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) cytokine which was considered as a primary cytokine that initiates the cytotoxicity.

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