Surface Sugars on Immune Cells Linked to the Progression of Psoriasis
A new study has found that immune cells shed the sugars on their surface prior to entering the inflamed skin in people suffering from psoriasis. These findings could lay the foundation for understanding how this disease progresses and lays the groundwork for new approaches to treating psoriasis. The study, whose findings were published in the Science Signaling journal, was conducted by a team in the UK, namely, Doctor Amy Saunders who works at Lancaster University, Doctor Douglas Dyer who works at the University of Manchester, and Doctor Megan Priestley, who was a PhD student to both Sanders and Dyer. Priestley…
