Elevated peripheral allergen-specific T cell response is crucial for a positive atopy patch test reaction

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-58

  Johansson, Catharina ^a,d   Ahlborg, Niklas ^b,c   Andersson, Anna ^a   Lundeberg, Lena ^a   Karlsson, Maria A ^a   Scheynius, Annika ^a   Tengvall Linder, Maria ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Mabtech AB   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antigen specific IgE; Atopic dermatitis; Atopic eczema; Atopy patch test; ELISpot; Interleukin 4; Interleukin 5; Malassezia

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH TEST; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TH2 CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; TH2 CELLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63349095116     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000210380     Document Type: Article

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