Epithelial Function in Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-178

  Fillon, Sophie ^a   Robinson, Zachary D ^a   Colgan, Sean P ^a   Furuta, Glenn T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophils; Epithelium; Gastrointestinal; Inflammation; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EOSINOPHIL PEROXIDASE; EOSINOPHIL PROTEIN X; MAJOR BASIC PROTEIN;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDER; EPITHELIUM; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-13; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 58149237750     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2008.09.003     Document Type: Review

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