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Polymorphisms in the TNF region confer susceptibility to UVB-induced impairment of contact hypersensitivity induction in mice and humans.
Methods (San Diego, Calif.) - 1 Sept 2002
Niizeki Hironori, Inoko Hidetoshi, Wayne Streilein J
Abstract excerpt
Acute, low-dose ultraviolet B radiation protocols impair induction of contact hypersensitivity (CHS) to highly reactive haptens in some mice and humans (UVB-susceptible) but not others (UVB-resistant). These deleterious effects of ultraviolet radiation appear to be mediated in part by tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), which is released from, or accumulates in, UVB-exposed skin. To test the hypothesis that...
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