Synergistic effect of TNF-α and IL-4 on the expression of thymus- and activation-regulated chemokine in human corneal fibroblasts

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Kumagai, Naoki ^a   Fukuda, Ken ^a   Nishida, Teruo ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergy; Chemokines; Cytokines; Fibroblasts; Human

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYMUS;

EID: 0034627227     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3890     Document Type: Article

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