Review Article
The Employment of Leukotriene Antagonists in Cutaneous Diseases Belonging to Allergological Field
Table 1
Role of Leukotrienes in allergological cutaneous diseases.
| Allergological cutaneous diseases | Level and Leukotrienes involved | Cutaneous effects |
| Chronic Urticaria | Serum increase of Leukotrienes [8] | Chemotactic and spasmogenic effects Sensory nerve stimulation inducing itching and pain [8, 9] | Atopic Dermatitis | Serum increase of Leukotrienes-C4 [10, 11] Urinary levels increase of Leukotrienes -E4 [12] |
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