Immunocytochemical demonstration of reduced Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase levels following topical application of dithranol and sodium lauryl sulphate: An indication of the role of oxidative stress in acute irritant contact dermatitis

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-12

  Willis, Carolyn M ^a   Reiche, Louise ^a   Wilkinson, John D ^a  

^a AMERSHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dithranol; Image analysis; Immunocytochemistry; Irritant contact dermatitis; Oxidative stress; Sodium lauryl sulphate; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; DITHRANOL; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGIC SKIN REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATCH TEST; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHRALIN; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATCH TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0031776854     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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