Nickel, cobalt, chromium, palladium and gold induce a mixed Th1- and Th2-type cytokine response in vitro in subjects with contact allergy to the respective metals

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 417-426

  Minang, J T ^a   Arestrom I ^c   Troye Blomberg, M ^a   Lundeberg, L ^b   Ahlborg, N ^a,c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Mabtech AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cytokines; ELISA ELISpot

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GOLD; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; NICKEL; PALLADIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MALE; PATCH TEST; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SENSITIZATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ADULT; AGED; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMIUM; COBALT; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GOLD; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; PALLADIUM; PATCH TESTS; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 33750891887     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: 13652249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2006.03226.x     Document Type: Article

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