Psoriasis Study

Research Triangle Park, NC

  • Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older
  • Sexes Eligible for Study: All
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
  • All participants must be non-pregnant. No children, cognitively impaired persons, or prisoners will be enrolled.


Stavros Garantziotis
Stavros Garantziotis, M.D. Tenure Track Investigator; Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory Tel 984-287-4412 Fax 919-541-9854 garantziotis@niehs.nih.gov

This project will evaluate whether the presence of a protein, called Stim1, in blood immune cells modifies differently the immune response between a person with psoriasis, a person with a chronic inflammatory disease, and a healthy person. Stim1 is a protein which senses calcium changes inside cells and influences cells’ capacity to initiate and maintain inflammation.

closed Researchers are studying the differences in immune response between a person with psoriasis, a person with chronic inflammatory disease and a healthy person.