Regulatory T cells and transcription factors: Gatekeepers in allergic inflammation

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 768-774

  Wahl, Sharon M ^a   Vázquez, Nancy ^a   Chen, Wanjun ^a  

^a 30 Convent Dr MSC 4352 Natl I ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SECRETORY LEUKOCYTE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC REACTION; ATOPY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLARIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; TH2 CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 7044247892     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2004.09.006     Document Type: Review

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