Correlation of house dust mite-specific lymphocyte proliferation with IL-5 production, eosinophilia, and the severity of symptoms in infants with atopic dermatitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 84-89

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

^a SHIZUOKA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Eosinophils; Flow cytometry; House dust mite; IL 5; Infants; Lymphocyte proliferation

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 5;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHILIA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0031890102     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70197-6     Document Type: Article

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