Year: 1972
Type: article
Abstract: Extracls of different Tricbopbyton strains did not indnce histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells.Neither did broth medium where Trichophyton men tagrophytes var.asteroides (TMA) and var.granulosum (TMG), Epidermophyton floccusum (EF) or Trichophy1011 mbrum (TR) bad been grown.The same broth was also analysed for histamine, which could not be demonstrated.It is concluded that hislamine does not seem to be in volved in the inflammatory reaction of ringworm in fections, hislamine being neilher released from mast cells, nor formed by some common dermatophytcs.
Source: Acta Dermato Venereologica
Authors: L. Gip, O. Hägermark
Institution: Karolinska University Hospital
Language: English
Topic: Nail Diseases and Treatments
Subfield: Dermatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,725
Funder: Svenska Läkaresällskapet
OpenAlex ID: W58411513