The histamine-synthesizing enzyme histidine decarboxylase is upregulated by keratinocytes in atopic skin.
BACKGROUND: Histamine is an abundant mediator accumulating in the skin of atopic patients, where it is thought to be derived from immune cells. While keratinocytes express histidine decarboxylase (HDC), levels of the enzyme in normal or diseased epidermis and factors that influence its expression in...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2014
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