Immunomodulatory effects of the α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone-related tripeptide K(D)PT on human scalp hair follicles under proinflammatory conditions

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1400-1403

  Meyer, K C ^a   Bodo E ^a,b   Brzoska, T ^c,d   Abels, C ^d   Paus, R ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b Department of Agricultural Sciences and Environmental Management   (Hungary)

^c Dr August Wolff GmbH and Co KG Arzneimittel   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

melanocyte stimulating hormone; Human hair follicle; IL 1 ; K(D)PT; Major histocompatibility complex class I; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CYTOKINE; TRIPEPTIDE DERIVATIVE;

ALOPECIA AREATA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCALP HAIR; UPREGULATION;

HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; SCALP;

EID: 72649105812     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09427.x     Document Type: Letter

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