High positive frequency of antibodies to metallothionein and heat shock protein 70 in sera of patients with metal allergy

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 275-279

  Jin, G B ^a   Nakayama, H ^b   Shmyhlo, M ^b   Inoue, S ^a   Kondo, M ^c   Ikezawa, Z ^c   Ouchi, Y ^a   Cyong, Jong Chol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Nakayama Dermatology Clinic   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibody to hsp70; Antibody to metallothionein; Metal allergy; Patch testing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ALLERGY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL PROTECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 0037316277     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2003.02074.x     Document Type: Article

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