Pulmonary function changes and immunomodulation of Th 2 cytokine expression induced by aminophylline after sensitization and allergen challenge in brown Norway rats

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 215-222

  Lin, Ching Chi ^a   Lin, Ching Yuang ^b   Liaw, Shwu Fang ^a   Chen, Ann ^c  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALLERGEN; AMINOPHYLLINE; BETA ACTIN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVALBUMIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIZATION; TH2 CELL;

EID: 0036181590     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61999-0     Document Type: Article

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