Coexistence of Langerhans cells activation and immune cells infiltration in progressive nonsegmental vitiligo

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-85

  Itoi, Saori ^a   Tanemura, Atsushi ^a   Kotobuki, Yorihisa ^a   Wataya Kaneda, Mari ^a   Tsuruta, Daisuke ^b   Ishii, Masamitsu ^b   Katayama, Ichiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD123 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN P 15095; HLA DR ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 17; LANGERIN; MELAN A; T6 ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

CELL ACTIVATION; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL MIGRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DEPIGMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELL; LETTER; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE NONSEGMENTAL VITILIGO; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSORIASIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELLS; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VITILIGO;

EID: 84890119546     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: 1873569X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2013.09.004     Document Type: Letter

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