CC chemokine receptor expression in childhood asthma is influenced by natural allergen exposure

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 495-500

  Diego, Peroni G ^a   Paola, Panina Bordignon ^b   Giorgio, Piacentini L ^a   Alessandro, Bodini ^a   Michela, Ress ^a   Margherita, Mariani ^b   Francesco, Sinigaglia ^b   Attilio, Boner L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b BioXell SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergen exposure; Asthma; CCR4; CCR8; Chemokine receptors

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; CHILD; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; RECEPTORS, CCR4; RECEPTORS, CCR8; RECEPTORS, CHEMOKINE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPUTUM;

EID: 33749432749     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2006.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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