IL-18 modulates chronic fungal asthma in a murine model; putative involvement of Toll-like receptor-2

Inflammation Research

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 552-560

  Blease, K ^a   Kunkel, S L ^a   Hogaboam, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Fungi; Infectious immunity; Inflammatory mediators; Lung

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 18; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; IMMUNOMODULATION; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0035212598     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000233     Document Type: Article

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