Immunostimulatory sequence DNA linked to the Amb a 1 allergen promotes TH1 cytokine expression while downregulating TH2 cytokine expression in PBMCs from human patients with ragweed allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 191-197

  Marshall, Jason D ^a   Abtahi, Simin ^a   Eiden, Joseph J ^a   Tuck, Stephen ^a   Milley, Robert ^a   Haycock, Fiona ^a   Van Nest, Gary ^a   Reid, Michael J ^b   Kagey Sobotka, Anne ^c   Creticos, Peter S ^c   Lichtenstein, Lawrence M ^c  

^a Dynavax Technologies Corporation   (United States)

^b Private Practice   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Cytokines; Immunotherapy; TH1 TH2

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CYTOKINE;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DNA SEQUENCE; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGWEED; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 17844371968     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.116984     Document Type: Article

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