Topical glucocorticoid augments both allergic and non-allergic cutaneous reactions in mice when applied at the afferent stage of contact sensitivity

Allergology International

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-41

  Igawa, Ken ^a   Katayama, Ichiro ^a   Minatohara, Kazuya ^a   Satoh, Takahiro ^a   Yokozeki, Hiroo ^a   Nishioka, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

atopic dermatitis; contact sensitivity; Langerhans cell; steroid; Th1 and Th2 cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010138217     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.46.33     Document Type: Article

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