Effects of exogenous interferon gamma on patients with treatment-resistant chronic rhinosinusitis and dysregulated interferon γ production: A pilot study

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 563-569

  Jyonouchi, Harumi ^a,b   Sun, Sining ^a   Kelly, Anne ^a   Rimell, Frank L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 12 RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RHINOSINUSITIS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PILOT PROJECTS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0037616230     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.129.5.563     Document Type: Article

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