Allergen-induced airway reactions in atopic asthmatics correlate with allergen-specific IL-5 response by BAL cells

Respirology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-55

  Tang, Chibing ^a   ROLLAND, Jennifer M ^b   Ward, Christopher ^a   Quan, Baowei ^c   Walters, E Haydn ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Australia)

^c FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allergen challenge; Asthma; Bronchoalveolar lavage; CD4 lymphocytes; ECP; Eosinophils; Interleukin 5; Late airway reaction

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

EID: 0030972106     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.1997.tb00053.x     Document Type: Article

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