Increased expression of glucocorticoid receptor β in lymphocytes of patients with severe atopic dermatitis unresponsive to topical corticosteroid

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 318-324

  Hagg P M ^a   Hurskainen, T ^a   Palatsi, R ^a   Ilves, M ^a   Oikarinen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Glucocorticoid receptor; Glucocorticoids; Steroid resistance

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR BETA; HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74349093664     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09518.x     Document Type: Article

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