β-estradiol suppresses T cell-mediated delayed-type hypersensitivity through suppression of antigen-presenting cell function and Th1 induction

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-169

  Salem, Mohamed Labib ^a,b   Matsuzaki, Goro ^a   Kishihara, Kenji ^a   Madkour, Gamal A ^b   Nomoto, Kikuo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antigen presentation; Cytokines; Hypersensitivity, delayed type; Inflammation; T cells; estradiol

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPH NODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 0343621497     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024312     Document Type: Article

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