Langerhans cells are critical in the development of atopic dermatitis-like inflammation and symptoms in mice

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 8 B, 2009, Pages 2658-2672

  Elentner, Andreas ^a   Finke, Daniela ^b   Schmuth, Matthias ^a   Chappaz, Stéphane ^b   Ebner, Susanne ^a,c   Malissen, Bernard ^d   Kissenpfennig, Adrien ^e   Romani, Nikolaus ^a,c   Dubrac, Sandrine ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c CEMIT   (Austria)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; CCL22; CD70; Dendritic cells; IL 13; Langerhans cells; OX40 ligand; TARC; Th 2; TSLP

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; C57BL MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELL; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 72949105812     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00797.x     Document Type: Article

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