Highly heterogeneous Phl p 5-specific T cells from patients with allergic rhinitis differentially recognize recombinant Phl p 5 isoallergens

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 115-122

  Würtzen, Peter A ^a,d   Wissenbach, Margit ^a   Ipsen, Henrik ^a   Bufe, Albrecht ^b   Arnved, John ^c   Van Neerven, R J Joost ^a  

^a ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^c Lunge og Allergiklinikken   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergy; Cytokines; HLA; Isoallergens; Poaceae grasses; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; HLA DP ANTIGEN; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROSS REACTION; GRASS POLLEN; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX RESTRICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0032817225     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70122-3     Document Type: Article

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