Increased interleukin-4 and decreased interferon gamma production in children with asthma: Function of atopy or asthma?

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 159-165

  Akpinarli, Akgul ^a   Guc, Dicle ^a   Kalayci, Omer ^a   Yigitbas, Emre ^a   Ozon, Alev ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; IFN ; Ig E; IL 4

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PEDIATRICS; PRICK TEST; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; MONOCYTES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0036240033     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120002197     Document Type: Article

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