The Japanese Journal of Dermatology
Online ISSN : 1346-8146
Print ISSN : 0021-499X
ISSN-L : 0021-499X
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Serum TARC/CCL 17 Levels as a Disease Marker of Atopic Dermatitis
K. TamakiH. SaekiT. KadonoS. SatoN. HattaM. HasegawaF. ShirasakiY. ShimadaR. MoritaC. NishijimaG. EchigoM. YamadaN. OishiS. NakajoI. TomitaT. HiranoC. TanakaK. TakeharaT. BitoA. FukunagaT. HorikawaJ. UmedaH. MoritaH. NishinoA. OkadaY. KataokaY. AkinagaK. UrabeY. MoroiN. KunibaS. ImafukuF. KohdaT. NakaharaS. FukagawaM. Furue
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2006 Volume 116 Issue 1 Pages 27-39

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Abstract
We have previously shown that the serum TARC/CCL17 level reflects the disease activity of atopic dermatitis (AD). In this study we further examined this phenomenon in a larger number of patients and confirmed it. Furthermore, in a longitudinal study of patients with AD, serum TARC/CCL17 levels was examined and compared to other various laboratory markers such as serum LDH, serum IgE, and eosinophil number in peripheral blood. We found that serum TARC/CCL17 levels reflected the disease activity of AD most sensitively than the other laboratory markers. These results indicate that serum TARC/CCL17 levels can be used as a novel laboratory marker to reflect the disease activity of AD.
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