Th1/Th2 type cytokines in hepatitis B patients treated with interferon-α

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 921-924

  Xing, Tongjing ^a   Zhang, Lian ^a   Lu, Qiaosheng ^a   Hou, Jinlin ^a   Feng, Xiaorong ^a   Luo, Kangxian ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Interferon ; Th1 Th2 type response

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYTOKINES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERFERON-ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN-4; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034803591     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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