Starvation reduces allergen-induced skin wheal responses and plasma substance P and vasoactive intestinal peptide in patients with atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 785-786

  Kimata, H ^a,b  

^a Unitika Central Hospital   (Japan)

^b Unitika Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema dermatitis syndrome; Starvation; Substance P; Vasoacitve intestinal peptide; Wheal responses

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZULENE; OXATOMIDE; POVIDONE IODINE; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HUMAN; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STARVATION; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN; SKIN TESTS; STARVATION; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0036430110     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2002.01044.x     Document Type: Article

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