Effects of dexamethasone on TNF-alpha-induced release of cytokines from purified human blood eosinophils

Clinical and Molecular Allergy

Francesca Levi-Schaffer¹  Keith P Ray²  Dilniya Fattah²  Susan J Smith¹  Vladislav Temkin¹  Ilaria Puxeddu¹  Iain Uings² 

[1] Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel;Cell Biology Unit, Glaxo Wellcome SKB, Gunnels Wood Stevenage, Herts, SG1 2NY, UK

关键词: cytokine;    allergic inflammation;    dexamethasone;    eosinophils;    TNF-α;   

Others  :  792758
DOI  :  10.1186/1476-7961-3-5

 received in 2005-01-11, accepted in 2005-04-27,  发布年份 2005

【 授权许可】

   
2005 Uings et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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