The proteolytic activity of Der p 1 selectively enhances IgE synthesis: A link between allergenicity and cysteine protease activity

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 751-752

  Shakib, F ^a   Gough, L ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSIN H; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; N [N (3 CARBOXYOXIRANE 2 CARBONYL)LEUCYL]AGMATINE; PTL 11028; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGENICITY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; EDITORIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MICE; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0034129455     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00865.x     Document Type: Editorial

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