Low numbers of interleukin-12-producing cord blood mononuclear cells and immunoglobulin e sensitization in early childhood

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 373-380

  Nilsson, C ^a   Larsson, A K ^b   Hoglind A ^b   Gabrielsson, S ^b   Blomberg, M Troye ^b   Lilja, G ^a  

^a SACHS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atopy; Childhood; Cord blood; Cytokines; IFN ; IgE; IL 12; IL 4; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; OVALBUMIN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIRCH; CAT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LIFE; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-4; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 1642369060     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2004.01896.x     Document Type: Article

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