Inhibition of interleukin-13 gene expression in T cells through GATA-3 pathway by arsenic trioxide

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 2346-2349

  Yao, Xin ^a   He, Hai Yan ^a   Yang, Yan ^a   Dai, Shan Lin ^a   Sun, Pei Li ^a   Yin, Kai Sheng ^a   Huang, Mao ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arsenic trioxide; Asthma; GATA 3; Interleukin 13

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; INTERLEUKIN 13; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHIBITION KINETICS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 62749175127     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200811020-00024     Document Type: Article

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