Induction of the specific allergic immune response is independent of proteases from the fungus Alternaria alternata

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 907-917

  Denis, Olivier ^a   Vincent, Muriel ^a   Havaux, Xavier ^b   De Prins, Sofie ^a   Treutens, Greta ^a   Huygen, Kris ^c  

^a Program Allergology   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c Scientific Service Immunology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alternaria alternata; Animal models; Asthma; Eosinophils; Proteases

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 33; MYELOID DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 88; PROTEINASE;

ALLERGY; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TH2 CELL; UPREGULATION;

ALTERNARIA; ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MYELOID DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 88; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

EID: 84876443083     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201242630     Document Type: Article

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