Standardized tape stripping prior to patch testing induces upregulation of Hsp90, Hsp70, IL‐33, TNF‐<i>α</i> and IL‐8/CXCL8 mRNA: new insights into the involvement of ‘alarmins’

Dickel, Heinrich; Gambichler, Thilo; Kamphowe, Jeanette; Altmeyer, Peter; Skrygan, Marina

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0536.2010.01769.x

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Standardized tape stripping prior to patch testing induces upregulation of Hsp90, Hsp70, IL‐33, TNF‐α and IL‐8/CXCL8 mRNA: new insights into the involvement of ‘alarmins’

Published in Contact Dermatitis • Aug 20, 2010

Authors:

Heinrich Dickel

Thilo Gambichler

Jeanette Kamphowe

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The strip patch test is recommended if patch test results are presumed to be false-negative. It is under discussion whether the cutaneous inflammation induced by tape stripping is a pivotal element in enhancing the allergic contact dermatitis response. OBJECTIVES: To investigate epiderma...

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Chemokine

Immunology

CCL5

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