Friday, December 7, 2007

TH relation of skin diseases

TH1: psoriasis, contact dermatitis, tuberculoid leprosy
TH2: atopic dermatitis, lepromatous leprosy, SLE

TH1:IL1, IL2, IL12, IL15, IL18, IL23, IFN alpha, IFN gamma, TNF alpha, TNF beta
TH2:IL4, IL5, IL6, IL9, IL10, IL13

2 comments:

WC TAN said...

HIV INFECTION IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT TH2 DISEASE. THAT WAY PSORIASIS TEND TO FLARE UP IN HIV POPULATION.

Dr. David Teoh said...

downregulation of Th2 in HIV cause a flare up of Th1 disease i.e. psoriasis