Expression of eotaxin in induced sputum of atopic and nonatopic asthmatics

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1042-1048

  Zeibecoglou, K ^a   Ying, S ^a   Meng, Q ^a   Kay, A B ^b   Robinson, D S ^b   Papageorgiou, N ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atopic asthma; Cotaxin; Eosinophil; Intrinsic asthma; Sputum

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EOTAXIN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHEMOKINES, CC; CYTOKINES; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIBONUCLEASES; RNA, MESSENGER; SPUTUM;

EID: 0033777428     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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