The effect of house dust mite specific immunotherapy on cysteinyl leukotriene production by blood leukocytes in subjects with perennial allergic rhinitis and asthma

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 98-104

  Saraclar Y ^a   Sekerel B E ^a   Kalayci, O ^a   Adalioglu G ^a   Tuncer, A ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergen immunotherapy; Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Cellular antigen stimulation test; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; Leukotrienes

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PEPTIDOLEUKOTRIENE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; ICOSANOID METABOLISM; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LEUKOCYTE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; CHILD; CYSTEINE; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DUST; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; LEUKOTRIENES; MALE; MITES; NASAL PROVOCATION TESTS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0031811175     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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