Down-regulation of IL-12 by topical corticosteroids in chronic atopic dermatitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 941-947

  Yawalkar, Nikhil ^a   Karlen, Stephan ^a   Egli, Fabienne ^a   Brand, Christoph U ^a   Graber, Hans U ^a   Pichler, Werner J ^a   Braathen, Lasse R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Dendritic cells; Immunohistochemistry; Polymerase chain reaction; Quantitative reverse transcriptase; Skin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN BIOPSY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033678148     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.109825     Document Type: Article

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