B cell-activating factor is a novel diagnosis parameter for asthma

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-188

  Kang, Jong Soon ^a   Yoon, Yeo Dae ^a   Ahn, Joong Hyun ^b   Kim, Seok Chan ^c   Kim, Kwan Hyoung ^c   Kim, Hwan Mook ^a   Moon, Eun Yi ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antigen presenting cells; Asthma; B cell activating factor; Forced expiratory volume in 1 s; Immunoglobulin E; T cell

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; CD19 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; BIOACCUMULATION; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748795042     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094897     Document Type: Article

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