title: Combination therapy of prednisolone and i.v. immunoglobulin treatment decreases circulating interleukin-5 and eosinophils in a patient with bullous pemphigoid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Chisato
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamizo
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shiga Medical Center for Adults, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Teruki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dainichi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.|Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) and Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Biopolis, Singapore.|PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kabashima
mesh_terms: D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000187:drug effects*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015848:Interleukin-5 / Q000097:blood*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024041:Non-Fibrillar Collagens / Q000276:immunology; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000097805:Collagen Type XVII
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D001324:Autoantigens; D001379:Azathioprine; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D015848:Interleukin-5; D024041:Non-Fibrillar Collagens; D011239:Prednisolone; D000097805:Collagen Type XVII; C508599:IL5 protein, human