title: Matrix metalloproteinase 12 is produced by M2 macrophages and plays important roles in the development of contact hypersensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Daiki
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nakagomi
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: suzuki_k@faculty.chiba-u.jp.
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meguro
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamachi
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takatori
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suto
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsue
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genome Research, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ohara
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamanashi University, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: nakajimh@faculty.chiba-u.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D053508:Matrix Metalloproteinase 12 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D053508:Matrix Metalloproteinase 12