... were used: suction blisters were raised over the abdominal skin of 9 healthy control individuals and 8 patients with psoriasis. Serum of 17 healthy controls and 17 patients with psoriasis was collected. sCD14 was determined in suction blister fluid and serum by the ELISA technique. The clinical status...

...Magnus S. Ågren The penetration of zinc through normal skin treated with a zinc oxide (25%) medicated occlusive dressing was studied.The mean release rate of zinc to the skin was 5 μg/cm 2 /h. After 48 h of treatment suction blisters were raised by the« Kiistala method. The zinc concentration...