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Article: Research reports on urticaria from Hiroshima University, Department of Dermatology provide new insights.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- February 18, 2009
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Research findings, 'Sweat antigen induces histamine release from basophils of patients with cholinergic urticaria associated with atopic diathesis,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from Japan, "We previously demonstrated that the semipurified human sweat antigen causes skin reactions and histamine release from basophils via specific IgE in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). Patients with cholinergic urticaria (ChU) also develop skin reactions and histamine release of basophils in response to autologous sweat."
"To study whether or not patients with ChU share sensitivity for the sweat antigen with patients with AD and to study the clinical ...