The role of interferon-γ on immune and allergic responses

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 100, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 137-144

  Teixeira, Leonardo K ^a   Fonseca, Bruna P F ^a   Barboza, Bianca A ^a   Viola, João P B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergic inflammation; Allergy; Immune system; Interferon ; Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 9;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CELL ACTIVATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; EFFECTOR CELL; EOSINOPHIL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MAST CELL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 18844457330     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762005000900024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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