Epithelial cells as immunoregulators in allergic airway diseases

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-5

  Pawankar, Ruby ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HISTAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LEUKOTRIENE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ASTHMA; B LYMPHOCYTE; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EDITORIAL; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; MEDIATOR RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0036205849     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130832-200202000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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