Enhancement of interleukin-4 production in activated CD4+ T cells by diphthalate plasticizers via increased NF-AT binding activity

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 213-222

  Lee, Mi Hyun ^a   Park, Jin ^a   Chung, Su Wol ^a   Kang, Bok Yun ^b   Kim, Seung Hyun ^a   Kim, Tae Sung ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Interleukin 4; NF AT; Phthalates; Plasticizer

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; PLASTICIZER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY COMBINING SITE; ANTIBODY DEPENDENT ENHANCEMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE ACTIVATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN-4; MICE; NFATC TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PLASTICIZERS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 3042577372     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078768     Document Type: Article

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