NKT cells are necessary for maximal expression of allergic conjunctivitis

International Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 627-636

  Reyes, Nancy J ^a   Mayhew, Elizabeth ^a   Chen, Peter W ^a   Niederkorn, Jerry Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopy; Ocular surface; SRW pollen; T h2

Indexed keywords

CD1D ANTIBODY; CD1D ANTIGEN; CELL ANTIBODY; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGWEED POLLEN; SCORING SYSTEM; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; CYTOKINES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NATURAL KILLER T-CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 77955060906     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: 14602377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxq046     Document Type: Article

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