Corticosteroid modulation of human, antigen-specific Th1 and TH2 responses

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 400-407

  Braun, Christine M ^a   Huang, Shau Ku ^a   Bashian, Gregory G ^a   Kagey Sobotka, Anne ^a   Lichtenstein, Lawrence M ^a   Essayan, David M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Human; IL 13; IL 4; Interferon ; Th1 Th2

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ALLERGY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0030774941     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70255-0     Document Type: Article

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