Perinatal exposure of mice to TCDD decreases allergic sensitisation through inhibition of IL-4 production rather than T regulatory cell-mediated suppression

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-83

  Tarkowski, MacIej ^a   Kur, Barbara ^a   Nocuń, Marek ^a   Sitarek, Krystyna ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergic sensitization; Animal model; Dioxin; Perinatal exposure; T regulatory cells

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CYTOKINE; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OVALBUMIN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 77952055263     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v.10001-010-0006-7     Document Type: Article

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