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Overexpression of IL-4 alters the homeostasis in the skin.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 May 2002
Elbe-Bürger Adelheid, Egyed Alena, Olt Sabine, Klubal Radek, Mann Ulrike, Rappersberger Klemens, Rot Antal, Stingl Georg
Abstract excerpt
IL-4 has been implicated to play an important role in the pathogenesis of many inflammatory diseases including skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis. Because it is not clear which pathologic features of atopic dermatitis are dependent on IL-4, we assessed the consequences of IL-4 overexpression in the skin, using transgenic mice overexpressing IL-4 ubiquitously. Although transgenic mice display no clinical...
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