Abstract
To investigate the pathology of psoriasis, we developed an animal model for this disease
using severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice. These mice possess neither B nor
T Lymphocytes so that both cellular and humoral immunities are impaired. For the in
vivo study of psoriasis, human psoriatic skin was grafted on SCID mice. Long-term
morphological and immunohistochemical changes in the grafted skin ware examined for
up to 22 weeks after transplantation. The human skin graft were generally well maintained
during this period, but the histological and immunohistochemical findings characteristic
of psoriasis, except for acanthosis and hyperkeratosis, gradually disappeared as lymphocytic
infiltration of the psoriatic lesions declined.
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Publication history
Accepted:
October 30,
1997
Received in revised form:
September 29,
1997
Received:
December 9,
1996
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© 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
