Characterization of PGE2 receptor subtypes in human eosinophils

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 457-459

  Mita, Haruhisa ^a   Hasegawa, Maki ^a   Higashi, Noritaka ^a   Akiyama, Kazuo ^a  

^a SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eosinophils; Prostaglandin E; Prostaglandin E receptors

Indexed keywords

BUTAPROST; CYCLIC AMP; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EP4 RECEPTOR; ETHER DERIVATIVE; MESSENGER RNA; ONO AE1 329; ONO-AE1-329; PROSTAGLANDIN E RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN EP2 RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; EOSINOPHIL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; ALLERGIC REACTION; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL DEATH; DNA ISOLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN CELL; LIGAND BINDING; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ALPROSTADIL; CYCLIC AMP; DINOPROSTONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; METHYL ETHERS; RECEPTORS, PROSTAGLANDIN E; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0036707524     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.127001     Document Type: Article

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