Possible correlation of IgE autoantibody to BP180 with disease activity in bullous pemphigoid

J Dermatol Sci. 2015 Apr;78(1):77-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2015.02.009. Epub 2015 Feb 24.

Authors

Koji Kamiya¹, Yumi Aoyama², Kazuyo Noda², Tomoko Miyake², Mari Yamaguchi², Toshihisa Hamada², Yoshiki Tokura³, Keiji Iwatsuki²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan; Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan. Electronic address: m01023kk@jichi.ac.jp.
² Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
³ Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.

PMID: 25771164
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2015.02.009

No abstract available

Keywords: BP180 antibody; BPDAI; Bullous pemphigoid; IgE.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Autoantibodies / blood
Autoantibodies / immunology*
Autoantigens / immunology*
Biomarkers / blood
Collagen Type XVII
Humans
Immunoglobulin E / blood*
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Male
Middle Aged
Non-Fibrillar Collagens / immunology*
Pemphigoid, Bullous / blood
Pemphigoid, Bullous / diagnosis
Pemphigoid, Bullous / drug therapy
Pemphigoid, Bullous / immunology*
Predictive Value of Tests
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Up-Regulation

Substances

Autoantibodies
Autoantigens
Biomarkers
Immunosuppressive Agents
Non-Fibrillar Collagens
Immunoglobulin E