Abstract
Following allergen exposure, cytokines and other pro-inflammatory signals play an important role in the immunological cascade leading to allergic sensitization. Inflammasomes sense exogenous and endogenous danger signals and trigger IL-1β and IL-18 activation which in turn shape Th2 responses. Honey bee venom (BV) allergies are very common; however, the local inflammatory cascade leading to the initiation of allergic sensitization is poorly understood. In this study, the local inflammatory cascades in skin after exposure to BV were investigated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1400-7 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2012 |
Bibliographical note
© 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S.Keywords
- Animals
- Bee Venoms
- Bees
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Humans
- Inflammasomes
- Interleukin-18
- Interleukin-1beta
- Keratinocytes
- Melitten
- Mitochondrial Membranes
- Nuclear Proteins