Oral tolerance to contact allergens: A common occurrence? A review

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 247-254

  White, Jonathan M L ^a   Goon, Anthony T J ^b   Jowsey, Ian R ^c   Basketter, David A ^c   Mak, Rose K H ^a   Kimber, Ian ^d   McFadden, John P ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epicutaneous tolerance; Gut; Oral tolerance; Regulatory T cells; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CONTACT ALLERGEN; FORMALDEHYDE; FRAGRANCE; METAL; NICKEL; PRESERVATIVE;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHRYSANTHEMUM; CONTACT ALLERGY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INTESTINE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOUTH MUCOSA; NICKEL; PERFUME; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 34247217546     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2006.01066.x     Document Type: Review

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