Airborne fungi induce nasal polyp epithelial cell activation and toll-like receptor expression

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-52

  Shin, Seung Heon ^a   Lee, Young Ho ^a  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epithelial cell; Fungus; Protease; Toll like receptor

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 8; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 3; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-8; NASAL POLYPS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

EID: 77950055148     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000301578     Document Type: Article

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