Decreased cellular IL-23 but not IL-17 production in children with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 126-129

  Onore, Charity ^a,b   Enstrom, Amanda ^a,b   Krakowiak, Paula ^b   Hertz Picciotto, Irva ^b   Hansen, Robin ^b   de Water, Judy Van ^b   Ashwood, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; IL 17; IL 23; Inflammation; Lymphocytes; TH17 cells

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 23; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CELL SURVIVAL; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TH17 CELL;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN-REGULATION; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-17; INTERLEUKIN-23; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 71749094098     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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