The proteolytic effect of bromelain on bullous pemphigoid antigen-2

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 Oct;75(4):838-840. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.05.025.

Authors

Matthew D Belcher¹, Ismail Kaddour-Djebbar², Wendy B Bollag², Loretta S Davis²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Dermatology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, and Charlie Norwood VA, Medical Center, Augusta. Electronic address: mbelcher@augusta.edu.
² Division of Dermatology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, and Charlie Norwood VA, Medical Center, Augusta.

PMID: 27646744
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.05.025

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Autoantigens / immunology
Biopsy, Needle
Bromelains / therapeutic use*
Cells, Cultured
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Non-Fibrillar Collagens / drug effects*
Pemphigoid, Bullous / drug therapy*
Pemphigoid, Bullous / immunology*
Pemphigoid, Bullous / pathology
Proteolysis / drug effects*
Sampling Studies
Severity of Illness Index

Substances

Autoantigens
Non-Fibrillar Collagens
Bromelains