Glucocorticoids induce basophil apoptosis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 215-220

  Yoshimura, Chitose ^a,b   Miyamasu, Misato ^a   Iikura, Motoyasu ^a   Yamaguchi, Masao ^a   Yamamoto, Kazuhiko ^a   Nagase, Hiroyuki ^a   Morita, Yutaka ^a   Hirai, Koichi ^a   Iwata, Tsutomu ^b   Kawanami, Oichi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergy; Annexin V; Apoptosis; Basophils; Dexamethasone; Eosinophils; Glucocorticoid; IL 3

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DNA FRAGMENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; LIPOCORTIN 5; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; SEX HORMONE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17844391824     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.116575     Document Type: Article

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