Dermatology
Adipose Tissues
Fig. 15.1 Role of the immune system in obese versus lean adipose tissue. In obese adipose tissue, Th1-type cytokines such as IFN-γ stimulate M1 macrophage polarization. Mast cells are also…
Contact Dermatitis
Fig. 20.1 Representative image of neutrophil infiltration and T cells–DCs interaction in skin during elicitation phase. (a) Accumulation of neutrophils in dermis 24 h after elicitation (Green: neutrophils in Lysm-eGFP mice….
Collagen Vascular Disease
© Springer Japan 2016Kenji Kabashima (ed.)Immunology of the Skin10.1007/978-4-431-55855-2_31 31. Collagen Vascular Disease Yoshihide Asano1 (1) Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan Yoshihide Asano Email:…
Rosacea in Skin Innate Immunity
© Springer Japan 2016Kenji Kabashima (ed.)Immunology of the Skin10.1007/978-4-431-55855-2_28 28. Rosacea in Skin Innate Immunity Kenshi Yamasaki1 (1) Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan …
Macrophages
Marker Function Comments Classically activated macrophage (M1 macrophage) IL-6 Promotes inflammatory response Induced by IFN-γ IL-12 Induces Th1 development Induced by IFN-γ iNOS Produces NO to kill microorganisms Induced by…
Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Category Time of symptoms after HCT or DLI Presence of acute GVHD features Presence of chronic GVHD features Acute GVHD Classic acute GVHD ≤100 d Yes No Persistent, recurrent, or…
Mast Cells and Basophils
Fig. 8.1 The differences between mast cells and basophils. Mast cells and basophils have some differences, for instance, in their development, distribution, and proliferation Although a number of functions of…
Anaphylaxis
© Springer Japan 2016Kenji Kabashima (ed.)Immunology of the Skin10.1007/978-4-431-55855-2_26 26. Anaphylaxis Eishin Morita1 (1) Department of Dermatology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Enya-cho 89-1, Izumo 693-8501, Japan Eishin Morita Email: emorita@med.shimane-u.ac.jp Abstract Anaphylaxis was first…
