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Abbreviations
- APC:
-
Antigen presenting cells.
- CHS:
-
Contact hypersensitivity.
- IL:
-
Interleukin.
- LC:
-
Langerhans cells.
- TLR:
-
Toll-like recpetors.
- TNF:
-
Tumor necrosis factor.
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Many important aspects and references could not be included due to space restrictions. We apologize to the respective authors. This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, SFB 617/A21; SCHW1177/1-1/1-2; SFB 293/B8; BE1580/7-1), Interdisciplinary Clinical Research Center (IZKF) Münster, and the Medical Faculty (IMF), University of Münster, Germany
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Schwarz, T., Beissert, S. (2010). Immune Mechanisms. In: Krieg, T., Bickers, D.R., Miyachi, Y. (eds) Therapy of Skin Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78814-0_2
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