Article
No relationship between skin-infiltrating TH2-like cells and allergen-specific IgE response in atopic dermatitis.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Sept 1995
Virtanen T, Maggi E, Manetti R, Piccinni M P, Sampognaro S, Parronchi P, De Carli M, Zuccati G, Romognani S
Abstract excerpt
More than 500 CD4+ T-cell clones (TCCs) derived from the skin of eight patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), two patients with nonatopic dermatologic disorders, two patients with allergic rhinitis, and one healthy nonatopic donor were analyzed for both their pattern of cytokine production and the...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Allergens
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Clone Cells
- Dermatitis, Atopic
- Epitopes
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin E
- Interferon-gamma
- Interleukin-4
