Transfer of CD8+ cells induces localized hair loss whereas CD4+/CD25- cells promote systemic alopecia areata and CD4+/CD25+ cells blockade disease onset in the C3H/HeJ mouse model

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 947-957

  McElwee, Kevin J ^a   Freyschmidt Paul, Pia ^b   Hoffmann, Rolf ^c   Kissling, Sabine ^b   Hummel, Susanne ^d   Vitacolonna, Mario ^d   Zöller, Margot ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; Disease models; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

B7 ANTIGEN; CD11 ANTIGEN; CD19 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD40 LIGAND; CD8 ANTIGEN; FAS ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALOPECIA AREATA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL TRANSFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HAIR LOSS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 18244400239     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23692.x     Document Type: Article

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