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Research Article

Icariin restrains NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated Th2 immune responses and ameliorates atopic dermatitis through modulating a novel lncRNA MALAT1/miR-124-3p axis

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Pages 1249-1259 | Received 12 Nov 2022, Accepted 30 Jul 2023, Published online: 21 Aug 2023

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