Decreased FOXP3 protein expression in patients with asthma

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1539-1546

  Provoost, S ^a   Maes, T ^a   Van Durme, Y M ^a   Gevaert, P ^a   Bachert, C ^a   Schmidt Weber, C B ^b   Brusselle, G G ^a   Joos, G F ^a   Tournoy, K G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; FOXP3; Inhaled corticosteroid treatment; T regulatory cells

Indexed keywords

CD28 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; DEXAMETHASONE; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DEXAMETHASONE; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349200850     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02056.x     Document Type: Article

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