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SUBMITTER: Kawano M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3922723 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kawano Mitsuko M Nakayama Masafumi M Aoshima Yusuke Y Nakamura Kyohei K Ono Mizuho M Nishiya Tadashi T Nakamura Syou S Takeda Yuri Y Dobashi Akira A Takahashi Akiko A Endo Misato M Ito Akiyo A Ueda Kyosuke K Sato Naoki N Higuchi Shigehito S Kondo Takeru T Hashimoto Suguru S Watanabe Masamichi M Watanabe Makoto M Takahashi Tetsu T Sasaki Keiichi K Nakamura Masanori M Sasazuki Takehiko T Narushima Takayuki T Suzuki Ryuji R Ogasawara Kouetsu K
PloS one 20140212 2
Nickel, cobalt, and chromium are well known to be causal agents of allergic contact dermatitis. Palladium (Pd) can also cause allergic disease and exposure results from wide use of this metal in dental restorations and jewelry. Metal allergy is categorized as a delayed-type hypersensitivity, and metal-responsive T cell clones have been isolated from allergic patients. However, compared to nickel, little is known about the pathology of allergic disease mediated by Pd, and pathogenic T cells are p ...[more]