Urocanic Acid: An Endogenous Regulator of Langerhans Cells

J Invest Dermatol. 2016 Aug;136(8):1735-1737. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.04.016. Epub 2016 May 14.

Authors

Anika Bruhs¹, Leopold Eckhart², Erwin Tschachler², Thomas Schwarz³, Agatha Schwarz¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
² Research Division of Biology and Pathobiology of the Skin, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
³ Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27189826
DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.04.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adoptive Transfer
Animals
Dermatitis, Atopic / immunology
Dermatitis, Atopic / pathology*
Disease Models, Animal
Disease Susceptibility / pathology
Histidine Ammonia-Lyase / deficiency
Histidine Ammonia-Lyase / genetics
Humans
Immune Tolerance / radiation effects*
Langerhans Cells / metabolism*
Langerhans Cells / radiation effects
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Transgenic
Mutation
Picryl Chloride / immunology
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / radiation effects
Ultraviolet Rays / adverse effects*
Urocanic Acid / metabolism*

Substances

Histidine Ammonia-Lyase
Urocanic Acid
Picryl Chloride