Beneficial Effects of Sitostanol on the Attenuated Immune Function in Asthma Patients: Results of an In Vitro Approach

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Brüll, Florence ^a   Mensink, Ronald P ^a   Steinbusch, Mandy F ^a   Husche, Constanze ^b   Lütjohann, Dieter ^b   Wesseling, Geert Jan ^c   Plat, Jogchum ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL XINAFOATE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; SALBUTAMOL; SITOSTANOL; STANOL ESTER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POPULATION SIZE; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; TH2 CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; K562 CELLS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYSOSOMAL-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN 1; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL KILLER T-CELLS; PYROGLYPHIDAE; SITOSTEROLS; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TH17 CELLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867584238     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046895     Document Type: Article

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