Reduced interferon-γ but normal IL-4 and IL-5 release by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from Xhosa children with atopic asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 662-668

  Nurse, Barbara ^a,c   Haus, Matt ^b   Puterman, Allan S ^b   Weinberg, Eugene G ^b   Potter, Paul C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African; Ascaris; Asthma; Atopy; Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor; IL 4; IL 5; Interferon ; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0030724369     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70171-4     Document Type: Article

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