Skip to main content
Log in

Gene expression of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and heat-shock protein (HSP) 70 in patients with BehÇet's disease

  • Short Communications
  • Published:
Archives of Dermatological Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

References

  1. Akoglu TF, Direskeneli H, Yazici H, Lawrence R (1990) TNF, soluble IL-2R and soluble CD-8 in BehÇet's disease. J Rheumatol 17: 1107–1108

    Google Scholar 

  2. Carroll MC, Katzman P, Alicot EM, Koller BH, Geraghty DE, Orr HT, Strominger JL, Spies T (1987) Linkage map of the human major histocompatibility complex including the tumor necrosis factor genes. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 84: 8535–8539

    Google Scholar 

  3. Edwards MJ, Marks R, Dykes PJ, Merrett VR, Morgan HE, O'Donovan MR (1991) Heat shock proteins in cultured human keratinocytes and fibroblasts. J Invest Dermatol 96: 392–396

    Google Scholar 

  4. Goldfeld AE, Doyle C, Maniatis T (1990) Human tumor necrosis factor α gene regulation by virus and lipopolysaccharide. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 87: 9769–9773

    Google Scholar 

  5. Hamzaoui K, Ayed K, Slim A, Hamza M, Touraine JL (1989) Natural killer cell activity, interferon-gamma and antibodies to herpes viruses in patients with BehÇet's disease. Clin Exp Immunol 79: 28–34

    Google Scholar 

  6. Hamzaoui K, Hamza M, Ayed K (1990) Production of TNF-alpha and IL-1 in active BehÇet's disease. J Rheumatol 17: 1428–1429

    Google Scholar 

  7. Hunt C, Morimoto RI (1985) Conserved features of eukaryotic HSP70 genes revealed by comparison with the nucleotide sequence of human hsp70. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 82: 6455–6459

    Google Scholar 

  8. International study group for BehÇet's disease (1990) Criteria for diagnosis of BehÇet's disease. Lancet 335: 1078–1080

    Google Scholar 

  9. Jindal S, Dudani AK, Singh B, Harley CB, Gupta RS (1989) Primary structure of a human mitochondrial protein homologous to the bacterial and plant chaperonins and the 65-kilodalton mycobacterial antigen. J Immunol 9: 2279–2283

    Google Scholar 

  10. Kaufmann SHE (1990) Heat shock proteins and the immune response. Immunol Today 11: 129–136

    Google Scholar 

  11. Lehner T, Lavery E, Smith R, Zee R, Mizushima Y, Shinnick T (1991) Association between the 65-Kilodalton heat shock protein, Streptococcus sanguis, and corresponding antibodies in BehÇet's syndrome. Infect Immun 59: 1434–1441

    Google Scholar 

  12. Majewski S, Hunzelmann N, Nischt R, Eckes B, Rudnicka L, Orth G, Krieg T, Jablonska S (1991) TGFΒ-1 and TNFα expression in the epidermis of patients with epidermodysplasia verruciformis. J Invest Dermatol 97: 862–867

    Google Scholar 

  13. Maury CP, Teppo AM (1989) Tumor necrosis factor in the serum of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum 32: 146–150

    Google Scholar 

  14. Milner CM, Campbell RD (1990) Structure and expression of the three MHC-linked HSP70 genes. Immunogenetics 32: 242–251

    Google Scholar 

  15. Ohno S, Ohguchi M, Hirose S (1982) Close association of HLA-Bw51 with BehÇet's disease. Arch Ophthalmol 100: 1455–1458

    Google Scholar 

  16. Reinhold U, Kukel S, Goeden B, Neumann U, Kreysel HW (1991) Functional characterization of skin-infiltrating lymphocytes in atopic dermatitis. Clin Exp Immunol 86: 444–448

    Google Scholar 

  17. Sakane T, Suzuki N, Ueda Y, Takada S, Murakawa Y, Hoshino T, Niwa Y, Tsunematsu T (1986) Analysis of interleukin-2 activity in patients with BehÇet's disease. Arthritis Rheum 29: 371–378

    Google Scholar 

  18. Sambrook J, Fritsch EF, Maniatis T (1989) Molecular cloning. A laboratory mannual, 2nd edn. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, New York, 7.2–52

    Google Scholar 

  19. Sargent CA, Dunham I, Trowsdale J, Campbell RD (1987) Human major histocompatibility complex contains genes for the major heat shock protein HSP70. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 86: 1965–1972

    Google Scholar 

  20. Suzuki Y, Hoshi K, Matsuda T, Mizushima Y (1992) Increased peripheral blood γδ+ T cells and natural killer cells in BehÇet's disease. J Rheumatol 19: 588–592

    Google Scholar 

  21. Tracy KJ, Vlassara H, Cerami A (1989) Cachectin/tumor necrosis factor. Lancet 1: 1122–1126

    Google Scholar 

  22. Young C, Lehner T, Barnes CG (1988) CD4 and CD8 cell responses to herpes simplex virus in BehÇet's disease. Clin Exp Immunol 73: 6–10

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Yamakawa, Y., Sugita, Y., Takahashi, Y. et al. Gene expression of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and heat-shock protein (HSP) 70 in patients with BehÇet's disease. Arch Dermatol Res 285, 505–508 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00376825

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00376825

Key words

Navigation