Molecular mechanisms of eosinophil activation in allergic diseases

Clinical and Experimental Allergy Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 46-49

  Chihara, J ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Bronchial epithelial cells; Chemokines; CRTH2; Cytokines; Eosinophils; PPAR

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EOTAXIN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 5 RECEPTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA AGONIST; RANTES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TROGLITAZONE;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CELL VIABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 33748945336     PISSN: 14729725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.0084.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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