Increased expression of the chemoattractant cytokines eotaxin, monocyte chemotactic protein-4, and interleukin-16 in induced sputum in asthmatic patients

Chest

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 595-601

  Taha, Rame A ^a   Laberge, Sophie ^b   Hamid, Qutayba ^b   Olivenstein, Ronald ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chemokines; Induced sputum

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; CELL MARKER; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKERATIN; ELASTASE; EOTAXIN; INTERLEUKIN 16; MAJOR BASIC PROTEIN; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0034821085     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.2.595     Document Type: Article

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