Recent trends in the immunology of contact sensitivity. I.
The article reviews the recent experimental data that influenced the present concept of contact sensitivity. Particular emphasis is on the mechanism of stimulation of antigen-inexperienced specific lymphocytes, the eliciting phase, and the role of suppressor cells in sensitization and tolerance.
D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000276:immunology; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000276:immunology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology