List of Abbreviations
AAD
AD
AEDS
APC
APT
AUC
BA
bid
BSA
cAMP
CD
CDLQI
CGRP
CI
CLA
Cmax
Cmin
CsA
CSF
CYP3A4
DC
DC2
DFI
DLQI
DQLS
DSQL
DTH
EAD
EASI
EAU
ED50
ELISA
FcεRI
American Academy of Dermatology
atopic dermatitis
atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome
antigen-presenting cell
atopy patch test
area under the curve
bioavailability
twice daily
body surface area
cyclic adenosine monophosphate
cluster designation
Children’s Dermatology Life Quality Index
calcitonin gene-related peptide
confidence interval
cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen
peak concentration
trough concentration
cyclosporin A
colony-stimulating factor
cytochrome P450, subfamily IIIA, polypeptide 4
dendritic cell
type 2 dendritic cell
Dermatitis Family Impact
Dermatology Life Quality Index
Dermatology Quality of Life Scales
Dermatology Specific Quality of Life
delayed-type hypersensitivity
extrinsic atopic dermatitis
Eczema Area and Severity Index
experimental autoimmune uveitis
median effective dose
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
high-affinity IgE receptor
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List of Abbreviations
FcεRII
FcR
FDA
FK 506
FKBP
FLQA-a
FLQA-d
GHQ
GM-CSF
GRE
GVHD
HLA
HLA-DR
HPLC-(MS/MS)
IAD
IC50
ICAM
ICH
IDDM
IDEC
IDQOL
IFN
Ig
IGF
IL
ISAAC
LC
LLNA
LP
MBSA
mEASI
MHC
MLR
MTX
NF-κB
NF-AT
NGF
NK cell
NMR
NO
NSAID
PASI
low-affinity IgE receptor
fragment crystallisable receptor
Food and Drug Administration
tacrolimus
FK 506-binding protein
Freiburg Life Quality Assessment (for allergies)
Freiburg Life Quality Assessment (for dermatoses)
General Health Questionnaire
granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
glucocorticoid response element
graft-versus-host disease
human leukocyte antigen
D-related human leukocyte antigen
high pressure liquid chromatography (tandem mass spectroscopy)
intrinsic atopic dermatitis
inhibitory concentration 50
intercellular adhesion molecule
International Conference on Harmonisation
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
inflammatory dendritic epidermal cell
Infants’ Dermatitis Quality of Life Index
interferon
immunoglobulin
insulin-like growth factor
interleukin
International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood
Langerhans cell
local lymph node assay
lichen planus
methylated bovine serum albumin
modified Eczema Area and Severity Index
major histocompatibility complex
mixed lymphocyte reaction
methotrexate
nuclear factor kappa B
nuclear factor of activated T cells
nerve growth factor
natural killer cell
nuclear magnetic resonance
nitric oxide
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Psoriasis Activity and Severity Index
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List of Abbreviations
PBMC
PDE
PDI
PFC
pFv
PG
PGE
PGI
PICP
PIIINP
PINP
PPD
PPIase
PPV
PSI
PUVA
QALY
QoL
RA
RA
RANTES
RAST
RF
SCC
SCORAD
SD
SDZ ASM 981
SEA
SEB
SEM
SF-36
SIS
t½
TCR
Th
TIM
tmax
TNF
UKSIP
UVA
UVB
VCAM
peripheral blood mononuclear cell
phosphodiesterase
Psoriasis Disability Index
plaque-forming cell
protein Fv
prostaglandin
prostaglandin E
Patient Generated Index
carboxy-terminal propeptide of procollagen I
amino-terminal propeptide of procollagen III
amino-terminal propeptide of procollagen I
paraphenylenediamine
peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase
positive predictive value
Psoriasis Severity Index
psoralen plus UVA
Quality Adjusted Life Year
quality of life
respiratory allergies (Chap. 1)
rheumatoid arthritis (Chap. 11)
regulated upon activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted
radioallergosorbent test
rheumatoid factor
squamous cell carcinoma
Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis
standard deviation
pimecrolimus
Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A
Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B
standard error of the mean
Short Health Form Survey 36
skin immune system
half-life of elimination
T-cell receptor
T-helper cells
topical immunomodulator
time to peak concentration
tumour necrosis factor
United Kingdom Sickness Impact Profile
long-wave ultraviolet radiation
short-wave ultraviolet radiation
vascular cell adhesion molecule
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