Saturday, September 10, 2011

The pathogenic role of autoantibodies in pemphigus vulgaris


Summary  Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a severe autoimmune bullous disease involving both the skin and mucosal areas, and characterized by intraepithelial flaccid blisters and erosions. The pathogenesis of this disease is not yet completely understood, but novel insights into desmoglein biology and autoantibody pathogenesis have recently been published. Acantholysis in PV seems to result from a collective action of autoantibodies against various keratinocyte self antigens, of which desmogleins 1 and 3 are the most important. Additional antigens including desmocollins and nondesmosome components, such as the mitochondrion, might take part in ...

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