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Phenotype of IL-16-producing cells in bronchial mucosa: evidence for the human eosinophil and mast cell as cellular sources of IL-16 in asthma.
International archives of allergy and immunology - 1 Jun 1999
Laberge S, Pinsonneault S, Ernst P, Olivenstein R, Ghaffar O, Center D M, Hamid Q
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We have previously shown increased expression of the CD4+ cell chemoattractant interleukin (IL)-16 in bronchial biopsies of atopic asthmatic subjects compared to normal controls. IL-16 immunoreactive cells were identified as both epithelial cells and non-epithelial inflammatory cells. The aim of this study was to characterize and compare the phenotype of non-epithelial inflammatory cells that express...
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