Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. I. Altered antigen-stimulated IL-2, IL-4, IL-6 and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) production

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-212

  Lilic, D ^a,c   Cant, A J ^b   Abinun, M ^b   Calvert, J E ^a   Spickett, G P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis cytokines; IL 2; IL 4; IL 6 omterferpm gamma; Soluble IL 6 receptors

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS CANDIDIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030018170     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1996.d01-764.x     Document Type: Article

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