Increased esophageal regulatory T cells and eosinophil characteristics in children with eosinophilic esophagitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-107

  Tantibhaedhyangkul, Usa ^a,b   Tatevian, Nina ^a   Gilger, Mark A ^a   Major, Angela M ^a   Davis, Carla M ^a,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic esophagitis; Eotaxin 3; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; IL 5; Regulatory T cells

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; EOTAXIN 3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ABSCESS; ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRANULATION; ENDOSCOPY; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; INTRAVASCULAR SPACE; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; TISSUE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD8; BIOPSY; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EOSINOPHILS; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66349100252     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: 15508080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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