Plasma levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in chronic urticaria patients correlate with disease severity and C-reactive protein but not with circulating histamine-releasing factors

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 875-881

  Tedeschi, A ^a   Asero, R ^b   Lorini, M ^a,c   Marzano, A V ^c   Cugno, M ^a,c  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autologous serum skin test; C reactive protein; Chronic urticaria; Histamine releasing factors; Matrix metalloproteinase 9; Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CETIRIZINE; DESLORATADINE; FEXOFENADINE; GELATINASE B; HISTAMINE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; LORATADINE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TRANSLATIONALLY CONTROLLED TUMOR PROTEIN, P23; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SKIN TEST; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URTICARIA;

ADULT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TESTS; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-1; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; URTICARIA;

EID: 77952073739     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03473.x     Document Type: Article

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