Impaction of tripholide on expression of IL-5, IL-3, GM-CSF mRNA in airway tissue from asthma guinea pig models

Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-148

  Wang, Changzheng ^a   Wang, Chunxia ^a   Jin, Yunlin ^a  

^a Xinqiao Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cytokines; Gene expression; Tripholide

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 5; MESSENGER RNA; OVALBUMIN; TRIPHOLIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM;

EID: 0344404241     PISSN: 02545101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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