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Frequency of Valpha24+CD161+ natural killer T cells and invariant TCRAV24-AJ18 transcripts in atopic and non-atopic individuals.
Immunobiology - 1 Jan 2003
Prell Christine, Konstantopoulos Nikolaos, Heinzelmann Beatrix, Frankenberger Bernhard, Reinhardt Dietrich, Schendel Dolores J, Krauss-Etschmann Susanne
Abstract excerpt
Th2 cells play a central role in type I allergies. However, the source of interleukin-4 which may lead to a Th1/Th2 imbalance is unknown. Valpha24+CD161+ Natural killer T (NKT) cells secrete high amounts of interleukin-4 and/or interferon-gamma and are assumed to participate in the initiation of...
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