Down-regulation of atopic dermatitis-associated serum chemokines by wet-wrap treatment: A pilot study

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 286-287

  Ong, Peck Y ^a,b   Ferdman, Ronald M ^a,b   Dunaway, Theresa ^a,b   Church, Joseph A ^a,b   Inderlied, Clark B ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHEMOKINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CUTANEOUS T CELL ATTRACTING CHEMOKINE; EOTAXIN 2; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FRACTALKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1ALPHA; MONOCYTE DERIVED CHEMOKINE; MYELOID PROGENITOR INHIBITORY FACTOR 1; PETROLATUM; RANTES; THYMUS AND ACTIVATION REGULATED CHEMOKINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOTHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 40849135785     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60458-9     Document Type: Letter

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