Pretreatment of skin with a Ginkgo biloba extract/sodium carboxymethyl-β-1,3-glucan formulation appears to inhibit the elicitation of allergic contact dermatitis in man

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 123-126

  Castelli, D ^a   Colin, L ^b   Camel, E ^b   Ries, G ^a  

^a RoC Laboratoires de Dermo esthetique   (France)

^b Institut d'Expertise Clinique   (France)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Carboxymethyl 1,3 glucan; Ginkgo biloba; Inflammation; Patch testing; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ALLERGEN; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLUCAN; SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKIN ALLERGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BETA-GLUCANS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GINKGO BILOBA; GLUCANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PATCH TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SKIN CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031934270     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05676.x     Document Type: Article

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