Studies on human skin lymph containing Langerhans cells from sodium lauryl sulphate contact dermatitis.
J Invest Dermatol
; 99(5): 109S-110S, 1992 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-1431199
ABSTRACT
Immunologic processes in diseased human skin have been extensively investigated, but little is known about the effect of skin diseases on human afferent skin lymph. Starting in the papillary dermis, the skin lymphatics drain the adjacent tissue in a one-way flow toward the regional lymph nodes. The composition of the afferent lymph, therefore, reflects the immunologic inflammatory processes in the drained tissue. To obtain afferent lymph to investigate its content, we inserted a cannula, by means of microsurgery, into a superficial peripheral lymph vessel draining a defined skin area. By manipulating the drained skin area and subsequent examination of the lymph we established an in vivo system for investigating the kinetics of lymph changes during the course of skin reactions. In lymph derived from a mild sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS)--induced contact dermatitis we could demonstrate an increase of both flow and cells. In particular, the number of Langerhans cells (LC) increased enormously during the course of the skin reaction. It, therefore, seems that a large increase in the migration of LC from the skin to the regional lymph nodes is a major feature of SLS-induced contact dermatitis, suggesting that LC may play a major role in the irritant contact dermatitis reaction.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dodecilsulfato de Sódio
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Células de Langerhans
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Dermatite de Contato
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Linfa
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article