A. Bouloc et al., No modulation of circulating natural killer cell and natural killer receptor bearing memory T cell subsets in patients with atopic dermatitis, J INVES DER, 115(6), 2000, pp. 1160-1162
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with abnormal
ities of both cell-mediated and humoral immunity, and increased susceptibil
ity to cutaneous infections. Natural killer cells provide a first line of d
efence against virus. The aim of our study was to determine the characteris
tics of circulating natural killer receptor bearing cells in patients with
AD.