Glucocorticoid receptor isoforms α and β in in vitro cytokine-induced glucocorticoid insensitivity

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 420-425

  Torrego, Alfons ^b   Pujols, Laura ^b   Roca Ferrer, Jordi ^b   Mullol, Joaquim ^b   Xaubet, Antoni ^b   Picado, César ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Interleukin 2; Interleukin 4; Peripheral blood mononuclear cell

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; FORMOTEROL; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CYTOKINES; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MONOCYTES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 4544387162     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200308-1143OC     Document Type: Article

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