Emotion with tears decreases allergic responses to latex in atopic eczema patients with latex allergy

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-69

  Kimata, Hajime ^a  

^a Satou Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema; Emotion with tears; Latex allergy; Latex specific IgE production; Skin prick test; Th1 and Th2 cytokine

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SKIN ALLERGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; CRYING; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTRADERMAL TESTS; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MOTION PICTURES; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; TEARS; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 33745262349     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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