Mediators of Inflammation
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 269541, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/269541
Research Article

The Imbalance in Serum Concentration of Th-1- and Th-2-Derived Chemokines as One of the Factors Involved in Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis

Joanna Narbutt,1 Aleksandra Lesiak,1 Anna Sysa-Jedrzeiowska,1 Marcin Zakrzewski,1 Jarosław Bogaczewicz,1 Iwona Stelmach,2 and Piotr Kuna3

1Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Lodz, 94-017 Lodz, Poland
2Department of Pediatrics and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, 90-153 Lodz, Poland
3Division of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, 93-036 Lodz, Poland

Received 25 March 2009; Accepted 15 May 2009

Academic Editor: Vera L. Petricevich

Copyright © 2009 Joanna Narbutt et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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