Itraconazole suppresses an elicitation phase of a contact hypersensitivity reaction

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1028-1035

  Ausaneya, Urupongsa ^a   Kawada, Akira ^a   Aragane, Yoshinori ^a,b  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 FLUORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; ALLERGEN; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CROTON OIL; GAMMA INTERFERON; HAPTEN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; OXAZOLONE; TERBINAFINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD3; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DINITROFLUOROBENZENE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 33646133898     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700102     Document Type: Article

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