A chimeric human-cat fusion protein blocks cat-induced allergy

Nature Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 446-449

  Zhu, Daocheng ^a   Kepley, Christopher L ^b   Zhang, Ke ^a   Terada, Tetsuya ^a   Yamada, Takechiyo ^a   Saxon, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FEL D1 ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENT; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE SYK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASOPHIL; CAT; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL ALLERGY; DOSE RESPONSE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAST CELL; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ANIMALS; CATS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; VACCINES;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 17644388057     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm1219     Document Type: Article

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