Interleukin-18 enhances the production of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) by allergen-specific and unspecific stimulated cord blood mononuclear cells

Cytokine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 172-178

  Ngoumou, Gonza ^a   Schaefer, Doerte ^a   Mattes, Joerg ^a   Kopp, Matthias Volkmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergen; Atopy; Cord blood; Early sensitisation; IFN ; IgE regulation; IL 13; IL 18

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 18; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STIMULATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNATANT; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0842324784     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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