Effect of allergen immunotherapy on interleukin-4 and interferon-γ production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells of grass pollen-sensitive atopic children

Central-European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 239-247

  Grzela, K ^a   Grzela, T ^a   Chmielewska Szewczyk, D ^a   Zawadzka Krajewska, A ^a   Malejczyk, J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergy; ELISPOT; IFN ; IL 4; Immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033277459     PISSN: 14263912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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