Increased levels of a TH2-type CC chemokine thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) in serum and induced sputum of asthmatics

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 173-177

  Sekiya, T ^a   Yamada, H ^a   Yamaguchi, M ^a   Yamamoto, K ^a   Ishii, A ^a   Yoshie, O ^b   Sano, Y ^c   Morita, A ^d   Matsushima, K ^a   Hirai, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Doai Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

^d SHIONOGI AND CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; CCR4; Chemokine; Chemokine receptor; ELISA; Eosinophil; Eotaxin; IgE

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR4; MACROPHAGE DERIVED CHEMOKINE; THYMUS AND ACTIVATION REGULATED CHEMOKINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TH2 CELL; THYMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHEMOKINES, CC; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIBONUCLEASES; SPUTUM; STATISTICS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0036116882     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.5720256.x     Document Type: Article

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