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T-cell cytokine profiles are altered in childhood asthma exacerbation.

TitleT-cell cytokine profiles are altered in childhood asthma exacerbation.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsCalderon, Czarina, Luis Rivera, Paul Hutchinson, Hayat Dagher, Elmer Villanueva, Reena Ghildyal, Philip G. Bardin, and Nicholas J. Freezer
JournalRespirology (Carlton, Vic.)
Volume14
Issue2
Pagination264-9
Date Published2009 Mar
ISSN1440-1843
KeywordsAsthma, Case-Control Studies, CD4-CD8 Ratio, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Flow Cytometry, Glucocorticoids, Humans, Immunoglobulin E, Interferon-gamma, Interleukin-13, Interleukin-4, Male, Prednisolone, T-Lymphocytes, Th1 Cells, Th2 Cells
AbstractStable asthma is characterized by the production of Th2 cytokines, although Th1 cytokines may play a key role in aspects such as airway hyper-responsiveness. This study explored cytokine profiles associated with asthma exacerbation.
DOI10.1353/hpu.2012.0006
Alternate JournalRespirology

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