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Tolerance induction by hair‐specific keratins in murine alopecia areata
Author(s) -
Erb Ulrike,
FreyschmidtPaul Pia,
Zöller Margot
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of leukocyte biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.819
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1938-3673
pISSN - 0741-5400
DOI - 10.1189/jlb.0413196
Subject(s) - biology , hair follicle , cd8 , alopecia areata , cytotoxic t cell , immunology , keratin , t cell , peptide , transplantation , dendritic cell , immune system , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biochemistry , in vitro , paleontology
Two hair‐specific keratins were identified as murine alopecia areata autoantigens; application of peptides from these keratins in a non‐immunogenic form serves well as therapeutics.