House dust mite immunotherapy results in a decrease in Der p 2-specific IFN-γ and IL-4 expression by circulating T lymphocytes

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-51

  O'Brien, R M ^a   Byron, K A ^b   Varigos, G A ^b   Thomas, W R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Royal Melbourne Hospital   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergen specific immunotherapy; Cytokine expression; Der p 2; House dust mite; Interferon ; Interleukin 4

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALLPYRAL; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; CYTOKINES; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; MITES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINITIS; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN TESTS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0031034644     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb00671.x     Document Type: Article

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