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Increased expression of IL-16 immunoreactivity in bronchial mucosa after segmental allergen challenge in patients with asthma.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Aug 2000
Laberge S, Pinsonneault S, Varga E M, Till S J, Nouri-Aria K, Jacobson M, Cruikshank W W, Center D M, Hamid Q, Durham S R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We have previously shown increased expression of the CD4(+) cell chemoattractant IL-16 in bronchial mucosa of patients with asthma. We investigated the effects of allergen challenge on airway IL-16 expression. METHODS: We investigated the expression of IL-16 immunoreactivity in bronchial biopsy samples obtained from atopic asthmatic subjects (n = 19) and normal subjects (n = 6) 24 hours after...
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