Neurotrophin overexpression in lower airways of infants with respiratory syncytial virus infection

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-237

  Tortorolo, Luca ^b   Langer, Arianna ^b   Polidori, Giancarlo ^b   Vento, Giovanni ^b   Stampachiacchere, Barbara ^b   Aloe, Luigi ^b   Piedimonte, Giovanni ^a  

^a Batchelor Children's Research Institute   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Bronchiolitis; Nerve growth factor; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BINDING AFFINITY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; INTUBATION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SUPERNATANT;

BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTOR, TRKA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 22144437037     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200412-1693OC     Document Type: Article

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