Immunoadjuvant properties of glove cornstarch powder in latex-induced hypersensitivity

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 106-112

  Barbara, J ^a   Santais, M C ^b   Levy, D A ^a   Ruff, F ^b   Leynadier, F ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Airway hyper responsiveness; Cornstarch glove powder; Guinea pig; IgG1; Immunoadjuvant; Latex; Latex allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; LATEX; OVALBUMIN; STARCH;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOVE; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GLOVES, SURGICAL; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; LUNG; MALE; OVALBUMIN; POWDERS; STARCH; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 12244259693     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2003.01573.x     Document Type: Article

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