Editorial: Induction of regulatory T cells by probiotics: Potential for treatment of allergy?

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-8

  Fink, L N ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD209 ANTIGEN; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; GLUCOCORTICOID INDUCED TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 7 RECEPTOR; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALLERGY; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SUPPLEMENTATION; TH1 CELL; TH17 CELL; TH2 CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; NOTE;

CELL PROLIFERATION; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PROBIOTICS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 72949104897     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2009.03408.x     Document Type: Editorial

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