Elevated plasma levels of IgE in Plasmodium falciparum-primed individuals reflect an increased ratio of IL-4 to interferon-gamma (IFN-γ)- producing cells

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 84-89

  Elghazali, G ^a,b   Perlmann, H ^a   Rutta, A S M ^c   Perlmann, P ^a   Troye Blomberg, M ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Anti malaria IgE; IL 4; Interferon gamma; Th1 and Th2 balance

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALARIA; PARASITISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0030845585     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1997.4401337.x     Document Type: Article

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