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Irritant threshold and histological response of epidermis to irritant application
Author(s) -
Smith H. R.,
Orchard G. E.,
Calonje E.,
Basketter D. A.,
McFadden J. P.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.00388.x
Subject(s) - haematoxylin , irritant contact dermatitis , epidermis (zoology) , pathology , eosin , immunohistochemistry , contact dermatitis , medicine , dermatology , staining , immunology , allergy , anatomy
Individuals vary in their ability to react to irritants, which can be demonstrated for sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) using the irritant threshold (IT) test. We aimed to study whether the histological and immunohistochemical features of the skin following SLS exposure varied with subject's IT. 8 subjects were recruited. Their IT was measured. Biopsies were taken after 2 hr and 4 hr of occlusion with 20% SLS and control. The specimens were stained with haematoxylin and eosin and for Langerhans cells. At 4‐hr, low‐threshold subjects developed changes to a greater extent than high‐threshold subjects. The relationship of histological reaction to IT could be related to a differential pro‐inflammatory cytokine response in subjects. Low IT has been previously associated with a tumour necrosis factor alpha promoter region polymorphism.