Complement activation in the nasal mucosa following nasal ragweed-allergen challenge

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 201-207

  Mezei, Györgyi ^a,d   Varga, Lilian ^b   Veres, Amarilla ^a   Füst, George ^a,c   Cserháti, Endre ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b National Institute of Haematology and Immunology Budapest   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^d SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Complement activation; Nasal challenge; Nasal lavage fluid; Ragweed allergy

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; RAGWEED ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE MUCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHOOL CHILD;

ALLERGENS; BLOOD PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; NASAL LAVAGE FLUID; NASAL MUCOSA; NASAL PROVOCATION TESTS; NEUTROPHILS; RIBONUCLEASES; SNEEZING;

EID: 0034886823     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2001.012004201.x     Document Type: Article

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