Study of the Th1/Th2 balance, including IL-10 production, in cultures of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from birch-pollen-allergic patients

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-175

  Moverare R ^a,c   Elfman, L ^a   Stalenheim G ^b   Bjornsson E ^b  

^a Pharmacia and Upjohn Diagnosis AB ^*  (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Pharmacia & Upjohn AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; Birch pollen; IFN ; IgE; IL 10; IL 13; IL 4; IL 5; PBMC

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; POLLEN ANTIGEN; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-13; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-5; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MITOGENS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PLANT LECTINS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TETANUS TOXOID; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TREES;

EID: 0033974405     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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