Changes in CD23 expression of blood and skin in atopic eczema after Chinese herbal therapy

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 306-314

  Banerjee, P ^a   Xu, X J ^a   Poulter, L W ^a   Rustin, M H A ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigen presenting cells; Atopic eczema; Chinese herbal therapy; Low affinity IgE receptor (CD23); Peripheral blood monocytes

Indexed keywords

CD23 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BINDING AFFINITY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECZEMA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MONOCYTES; RECEPTORS, IGE; SKIN;

EID: 0031929335     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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