Pinpointing IL-4-independent acquisition and IL-4-influenced maintenance of Th2 activity of CD4 T cells

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 686-694

  Cunningham, Adam F ^a   Serre, Karine ^a   Toellner, Kai Michael ^a   Khan, Mahmood ^a   Alexander, James ^b   Brombacher, Frank ^c   MacLennan, Ian C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

IL 4; IL 4R ; T cell priming; Th2 cell

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; CD4 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNIZATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPH NODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH2 CELL; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH1 CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; GERMINAL CENTER; INTERLEUKIN-13; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OVALBUMIN; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-4; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 1642275659     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200324510     Document Type: Article

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