T cell-mediated Fas-induced keratinocyte apoptosis plays a key pathogenetic role in eczematous dermatitis

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-35

  Trautmann, Axel ^a   Akdis, Mübeccel ^a   Kleemann, Daniela ^b   Altznauer, Frank ^a   Simon, Hans Uwe ^a   Graeve, Thomas ^c   Noll, Michaela ^c   Bröcker, Eva B ^d   Blaser, Kurt ^a   Akdis, Cezmi A ^a  

^a SWISS INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND ASTHMA RESEARCH SIAF   (Switzerland)

^b Zurich High Altitude Clinic   (Switzerland)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR INTERFACIAL ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY IGB   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0033932896     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI9199     Document Type: Article

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