Signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT-6) expression and function in asthmatic bronchial epithelium

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 832-838

  Mullings, Rebecca E ^a   Wilson, Susan J ^a   Puddicombe, Sarah M ^a   Lordan, James L ^a   Bucchieri, Fabio ^a   Djukanović, Ratko ^a   Howarth, Peter H ^b   Harper, Steven ^b   Holgate, Stephen T ^a   Davies, Donna E ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Epithelium; IL 13; IL 4; IL 8; Phosphorytation; STAT 6; TH2

Indexed keywords

STAT6 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0035190162     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.119554     Document Type: Article

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