A novel phycobiliprotein alleviates allergic airway inflammation by modulating immune responses

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-25

  Chang, Chun Jung ^a   Yang, Yao Hsu ^a   Liang, Yu Chih ^d   Chiu, Chiao Juno ^b   Chu, Kuan Hua ^b   Chou, Hung Non ^c   Chiang, Bor Luen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergic asthma; Immunomodulation; R phycocyanin; Th1

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; EOTAXIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HELENALIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12P70; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; METHACHOLINE; OVALBUMIN; PHYCOBILIPROTEIN; PHYCOCYANIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

AIRWAY; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOTRIENES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHYCOBILIPROTEINS;

EID: 78650791241     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201001-0009OC     Document Type: Article

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