Thymic stromal lymphopoietin and the pathophysiology of atopic disease

Expert Review of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 547-556

  Miazgowicz, Michael M ^a,b   Headley, Mark B ^a,b   Larson, Ryan P ^a,b   Ziegler, Steven F ^a,b  

^a BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopy; Epithelial cell; Inflammation; Lung; Skin; Th2; TSLP

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 7; THYMIC STROMAL LYMPHOPOIETIN;

ATOPY; CELL TYPE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MACROPHAGE; MAST CELL; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 77949825009     PISSN: 1744666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eci.09.45     Document Type: Review

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