Unique profile of IL-4 and IFN-γ production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in infants with atopic dermatitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 238-244

  Kimura, Mitsuaki ^a   Tsuruta, Satoru ^a   Yoshida, Takami ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Egg white; House dust mite; IFN ; IgE; IL 4; Infants; Lymphocyte proliferation

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0031784820     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70092-2     Document Type: Article

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