ATOPIC DERMATITIS MARKER AND TECHNIQUE OF USING THE SAME

摘要

It is intended to search for a substance which is usable as a disease marker for atopic dermatitis. A method of evaluating atopic dermatitis which comprises measuring the expression of a specific protein and/or the expression of the gene thereof in skin cells and/or a skin tissue, wherein the specific protein shows a change in the expression thereof with the onset of atopic dermatitis or a change in the expression thereof depending on the degree of the causative factor for atopic dermatitis. It is also intended to provide a kit for evaluating the degree of inflammation in atopic dermatitis or the onset risk of atopic dermatitis and a method of identifying a substance which is efficacious in treating and/or preventing atopic dermatitis.