Reduced levels of glutathione S-transferases in patch test reactions to dithranol and sodium lauryl sulphate as demonstrated by quantitative immunocytochemistry: Evidence for oxidative stress in acute irritant contact dermatitis

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-104

  Willis, C M ^a   Britton, L E ^a   Reiche, L ^a   Wilkinson, J D ^a  

^a AMERSHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dithranol; Glutathione S transferase; Image analysis; Immunocytochemistry; Irritant contact dermatitis; Oxidative stress; Sodium lauryl sulphate

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; DITHRANOL; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATCH TEST; PATHOGENESIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SKIN IRRITATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTHRALIN; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATCH TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE;

EID: 0035082329     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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