Immunopathological mechanisms of eosinophilic oesophagitis

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 215-227

  Lucendo, Alfredo J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL LA MANCHA CENTRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergic gastrointestinal disorders; Allergic oesophagitis; Eosinophilic oesophagitis; Food allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CYTOKINE; EOTAXIN; FOOD ALLERGEN; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ALLERGY; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LANGERHANS CELL; MAST CELL; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 55149087493     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13127046     Document Type: Review

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