Systemic administration of interferon-γ-expressing plasmid reduces late allergic bronchitis in a mouse model of asthma

International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 81-86

  Hayashi, T ^a   Maeda, K ^a   Hasegawa, K ^a   Nakai, S ^a   Hamachi, T ^a   Iwata, H ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma; IFN ; Model; Mouse; Plasmid; Th2

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REDUCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON TYPE II; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLASMIDS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0036305583     PISSN: 09599673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2613.2002.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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