Matrix metalloproteinase 12 is produced by M2 macrophages and plays important roles in the development of contact hypersensitivity

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan.
• ² Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: suzuki_k@faculty.chiba-u.jp.
• ³ Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan.
• ⁴ Department of Human Genome Research, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan.
• ⁵ Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan.
• ⁶ Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamanashi University, Yamanashi, Japan.
• ⁷ Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: nakajimh@faculty.chiba-u.jp.