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Abstract
Treatment of strain 2 guinea pigs with ultraviolet b (uvb) (280-320 nm) radiation or methoxsalen, followed by ultraviolet a (uva) (320-400 nm) radiation, decreased the contact hypersensitivity (CHS) reaction to sensitizing agents applied subsequently to unirradiated sites. The decreased reactivity could be transferred to syngeneic animals and appeared to be caused by antigen-specific suppressor T lymphocytes. Ultraviolet b irradiation of sensitized animals did not affect elicitation of CHS in unirradiated skin.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6713542 DOI: 10.1016/0008-8749(84)90298-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Immunol ISSN: 0008-8749 Impact factor: 4.868