Staphylococcal toxins augment specific IgE responses by atopic patients exposed to allergen

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-176

  Hofer, Michaël F ^a   Harbeck, Ronald J ^a   Schlievert, Patrick M ^b   Leung, Donald Y M ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Dermatitis; Superantigens; T cells

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032948786     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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