Peptide specificity, HLA class II restriction, and T-cell subsets of the T-cell clones specific to either Cry j 1 or Cry j 2, the major allergens of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 185-196

  Sone, Toshio ^a,b   Morikubo, Keiko ^a   Shimizu, Kimiko ^a   Komiyama, Naoki ^a   Tsunoo, Hajime ^a   Kino, Kohsuke ^a  

^a Meiji Institute of Health Science   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cry j 1; Cry j 2; HLA class II restriction; T cell clone; T cell epitopes; Th1 Th2

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DP ANTIGEN; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE CLONE; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0032794068     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024194     Document Type: Article

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