Correlation of allergen-specific IgG subclass antibodies and T lymphocyte cytokine responses in children with multiple food allergies

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 935-944

  Scott Taylor, Tim H ^a   Hourihane, Jonathan O'B ^b   Strobel, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

allergy; IFN; IgE; IgG; IL4; subclasses

Indexed keywords

EGG PROTEIN; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; MILK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RESPONSE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH2 CELL;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD45; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EGG PROTEINS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MILK; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TH1-TH2 BALANCE;

EID: 77955811111     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2010.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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