Polyclonal and allergen-induced cytokine responses in adults with asthma: Resolution of asthma is associated with normalization of IFN-γ responses

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 450-456

  Smart, Joanne M ^a   Horak, Elisabeth ^a   Kemp, Andrew S ^a   Robertson, Colin F ^a   Tang, Mimi L K ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Allergens; Asthma; Cytokines; House dust mite; IFN ; IL 13; IL 4; IL 5; Mitogen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; WHEEZING;

EID: 0036739989     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.127283     Document Type: Article

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