The role of the histamine H4 receptor in atopic dermatitis

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-28

  Mommert, Susanne ^a   Gschwandtner, Maria ^a   Gutzmer, Ralf ^a   Werfel, Thomas ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Histamine; Histamine H4 receptor

Indexed keywords

1 (5 CHLORO 2 INDOLYLCARBONYL) 4 METHYLPIPERAZINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H4 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H4 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL TYPE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TARGETING; EFFECTOR CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; KERATINOCYTE; LANGERHANS CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRURITUS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, HISTAMINE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 79551537540     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-010-0162-7     Document Type: Article

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