Development of alopecia areata is associated with higher central and peripheral hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal tone in the skin graft induced C3HHeJ mouse model

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1527-1538

  Zhang, Xingqi ^a,b   Yu, Mei ^b,c   Yu, Wayne ^b   Weinberg, Joanne ^b   Shapiro, Jerry ^b   McElwee, Kevin J ^b,c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; CYTOKINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR TYPE 1; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR TYPE 2; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 12; MESSENGER RNA; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOPECIA AREATA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVP GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CRH GENE; CRHR1 GENE; CRHR2 GENE; ESR1 GENE; ESR2 GENE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HABITUATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IL12 GENE; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPH NODE; MENTAL STRESS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NR3C1 GENE; NR3C2 GENE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; POMC GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN GRAFT; TH1 CELL; TNFALPHA GENE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTRADIOL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONES; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; PITUITARY GLAND; SKIN;

EID: 66149140289     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2008.371     Document Type: Article

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