Effects of essential oil from Chamaecypris obtusa on the development of atopic dermatitis-like skin lesions and the suppression of Th cytokines

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-125

  Joo, Seong Soo ^a   Yoo, Yeong Min ^b   Ko, Sang Hwan ^c   Choi, Wonsil ^d   Park, Mi Jin ^d   Kang, Ha Young ^d   Choi, Kyung Chul ^c   Choi, In Gyu ^e   Jeung, Eui Bae ^c  

^a Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFEXAMAC; CYTOKINE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 5; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHAMAECYPRIS OBTUSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DERMIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; MAST CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHAMAECYPARIS; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DINITROCHLOROBENZENE; LYMPH NODES; MAST CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OILS, VOLATILE; RNA, MESSENGER; SPLEEN;

EID: 77958511670     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2010.08.008     Document Type: Letter

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