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COX-2 inhibition enhances the TH2 immune response to epicutaneous sensitization.

Authors: Dhafer Laouini|||Abdala Elkhal|||Ali Yalcindag|||Seiji Kawamoto|||Hans Oettgen|||Raif S Geha

Journal: The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology

Publication Type: Journal Article

Date: 2005

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.03.042

ID: 16083795

Affiliations:

Affiliations

    Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.|||||||||||||||

Abstract

Mechanical injury to the skin by scratching is an important feature of atopic dermatitis (AD).

Chemical List

    Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors|||Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors|||Immunoglobulin G|||RNA, Messenger|||Interleukin-4|||Immunoglobulin E|||Interferon-gamma|||Ovalbumin|||Cyclooxygenase 2|||Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases