Measurements of eosinophil activation before and after food challenges in adults with food hypersensitivity

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 334-341

  Van Odijk, J ^a   Peterson, C G B ^c,d,f   Ahlstedt, S ^d,e   Bengtsson, U ^a   Borres, M P ^a,d   Hulthen L ^a   Magnusson, J ^b   Hansson, T ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eosinophil; Eosinophil protein X; Fecal samples; Food induced gastrointestinal hypersensitivity; Leukotriene E4; Urinary samples

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL PROTEIN X; EOTAXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LEUKOTRIENE E4; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELL ACTIVATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EOSINOPHIL; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; CHEMOKINES, CC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EATING; EOSINOPHIL-DERIVED NEUROTOXIN; EOSINOPHILS; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; LEUKOTRIENE E4; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746355219     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000093769     Document Type: Article

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