Autoimmunity and complement in the pathogenesis of chronic urticaria

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 265-269

  Marsland, Alexander M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCIN; AUTOANTIBODY; BRADYKININ; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CENTROMERE ANTIBODY; CETIRIZINE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C2; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A RECEPTOR; CYCLOSPORIN; FC RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; ZAFIRLUKAST;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BASOPHIL; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NEPHROTOXICITY; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE;

AUTOIMMUNITY; BASOPHILS; CELL DEGRANULATION; COMPLEMENT C5A; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMANS; MAST CELLS; URTICARIA;

EID: 33745941581     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-006-0058-8     Document Type: Review

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