Protease-dependent activation of epithelial cells by fungal allergens leads to morphologic changes and cytokine production

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 6 II, 2000, Pages 1185-1193

  Kauffman, Henk F ^a   Christomee, J F ^a   Van De Riet, Marjolein A ^a   Timmerman, Andre J B ^a   Borger, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cytokines; Desquamation; Epithelial cells; Fungi; Protease activated receptor; Proteases; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FUNGAL ENZYME; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DESQUAMATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FUNGUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLERGENS; ALTERNARIA; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL DEGRANULATION; CELL LINE; CLADOSPORIUM; CYTOKINES; ENDOPEPTIDASES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; NASAL MUCOSA; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 0033933005     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.106210     Document Type: Article

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