Letter to the Editor

Journal of Investigative Dermatology (2004) 122, 1342–1344; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22506.x

Langerhans Cell Resistance, CD11b+ Cell Influx, and Cytokine mRNA Expression in Skin after UV Exposure in Patients with Polymorphous Light Eruption as Compared with Healthy Control Subjects

Alexandra Wackernagel*,, Barbara Bäck*, Franz Quehenberger, Lorenzo Cerroni*, Helmut Kerl* and Peter Wolf*,

  1. *Department of Dermatology, Graz, Austria
  2. Department of Photodermatology; Graz, Austria
  3. Department of Medical Informatics, Documentation, and Statistics, Medical University, Graz, Austria

Correspondence: Peter Wolf, MD, Department of Photodermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University Graz, Auenbrugger Platz 8, A-8036 Graz, Austria Email: peter.wolf@meduni-graz.at

Received 23 October 2003; Revised 17 November 2003; Accepted 21 November 2003; Published online 5 May 2004.

Abbreviations:

IL, interleukin; LC, Langerhans cells; MED, minimum erythema dose; PLE, polymorphous light eruption; SS, solar simulated; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; UV, ultraviolet; UVR, ultraviolet radiation

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