Increased expression of eotaxin and its specific receptor CCR3 in bullous pemphigoid

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-31

  Frezzolini, Alessandra ^a   Teofoli, Patrizia ^a   Cianchini, Giuseppe ^a   Barduagni, Silvia ^a   Ruffelli, Marina ^a   Ferranti, Giulio ^a   Puddu, Pietro ^a   De Pità, Ornella ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bullous pemphigoid; CCR3; Chemokines; Eotaxin; Th2 immune response

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR3; EOTAXIN; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BLISTER; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOGENESIS; PEMPHIGOID; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFILTRATE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TH2 CELL;

AGED; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHEMOKINES; CHEMOKINES, CC; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-5; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; PEMPHIGUS; RECEPTORS, CHEMOKINE; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0036162458     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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