Reciprocal immunomodulatory effects of gamma interferon and interleukin-4 on filaria-induced airway hyperresponsiveness

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1463-1468

  Mehlotra, R K ^a   Hall, L R ^a   Haxhiu, M A ^a   Pearlman, E ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRUGIA MALAYI; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; GERBILLINAE; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; LUNG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA;

EID: 0035115193     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.3.1463-1468.2001     Document Type: Article

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