Immunologic Targets in Atopic Dermatitis and Emerging Therapies: An Update

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 425-443

  Wang, Diane ^a   Beck, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APREMILAST; BARICITINIB; BMS 981164; CRISABOROLE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DRM 02; DUPILUMAB; E 6005; FEZAKINUMAB; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; JANUS KINASE INHIBITOR; LEBRIKIZUMAB; LEO 29102; LIGELIZUMAB; MEDI 4212; NEMOLIZUMAB; OMALIZUMAB; OPA 15406; PF 04965842; ROFLUMILAST; SB 011; SECRETORY PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 ANTAGONIST; SECUKINUMAB; SEROTONIN 2B RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; TEZEPELUMAB; TOFACITINIB; TRALOKINUMAB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; USTEKINUMAB; XMAB 7195;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); ANIMAL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUG DESIGN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG DESIGN; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84989216796     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: 11791888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40257-016-0205-5     Document Type: Article

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