Decrease in interleukin-21 in children suffering with severe atopic dermatitis

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 869-875

  Lin, Sheng Chieh ^a,b   Chuang, Ya Hui ^b   Yang, Yao Hsu ^c   Chiang, Bor Luen ^b,c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopic dermatitis; IgE isotype switch; Interleukin 21

Indexed keywords

CD28 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 21; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POKEWEED MITOGEN;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS INDEX; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPERNATANT; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TH2 CELL;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, CD28; ANTIGENS, CD3; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKINS; MALE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; POKEWEED MITOGENS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 82455166914     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01209.x     Document Type: Article

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