Up-regulation of human eosinophil leukotriene C4 generation through contact with bronchial epithelial cells

Inflammation Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 236-239

  Dent, G ^a,c,d   Ruhlmann E ^b   Bodtke, K ^b   Magnussen, H ^b   Rabe, K F ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KRANKENHAUS GROSSHANSDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bronchus; Cell cell interaction; Eosinophils; Epithelium; Leukotriene C4

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; LEUKOTRIENE C4; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; ZYMOSAN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PATHOGENESIS; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM;

ANTIGENS, CD18; ANTIGENS, CD29; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EOSINOPHILS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; INTEGRINS; LEUKOTRIENE C4; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; UP-REGULATION; ZYMOSAN;

EID: 0034096950     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000110050585     Document Type: Article

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