Evidence for degradation of cytokines in the serum of patients with atopic dermatitis by calcium-dependent protease

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 292, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 391-396

  Niwa, Yukie ^a   Akamatsu, Hirohiko ^b   Sumi, Hajime ^c   Ozaki, Yukio ^d   Abe, Akio ^e  

^a Niwa Institute for Immunology   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^e Research and Development   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Calcium ion; Plasma cytokine levels; Protease; Serum cytokine levels

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM ION; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CYTOKINE; ELASTASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; LEUPEPTIN; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRYPSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

EID: 0033860090     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030000148     Document Type: Article

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