Emerging data have suggested a possible link between the development of plaque psoriasis and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. "There has been research that suggested that an HPV infection predominantly stimulates systemic interleukin 17 production in HPV-induced carcinogenesis and that HPV infection provides better conditions for IL-17 secretion in the development of cervical cancer," explains Yao-Min Hung, MD. "My colleagues and I hypothesized that HPV infection might provide better conditions for the IL-17-producing T cells and then induce the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis."
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