Do allergens induce type-2 immune responses?

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 399-402

  Comoy, E ^a   Pestel, J ^b   Stewart, G A ^c   Finkelman, F ^e   Capron, A ^a   Thyphronitis, G ^a,d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Allergen; IFN ; IL 4; Immune response polarization; Th1 Th2

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ALLERGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HELPER CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032950377     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024147     Document Type: Conference Paper

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