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Interferon α prevents spontaneous apoptosis of clonal Th2 cells associated with chronic hypereosinophilia
15 Dec 2000
Abstract excerpt
A recent study identified a clonal expansion of CD3(-)CD4(+)cells secreting Th2-type cytokines in 4 patients with chronic hypereosinophilia. Because interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) is used in the therapy of the idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome, the effects of this cytokine on the survival of clonal Th2 cells isolated from the blood of 2 patients were determined. First, these cells displayed a high rate of...
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