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Human Th1 and Th2 lymphocytes: their role in the pathophysiology of atopy.
Allergy - 1 Oct 1992
Del Prete G
Abstract excerpt
In human beings, as in mice, two distinct patterns of cytokine secretion have been defined among CD4+ helper T-cell clones. Human type 1 helper (Th1), but not type 2 helper (Th2), cells produce interleukin-2 (IL-2), gamma-interferon (IFN-gamma), and tumor necrosis factor-beta, whereas Th2, but not Th1, cells secrete IL-4 and IL-5, but not IL-2 or IFN-gamma. Other cytokines, such as IL-3, IL-6, GM-CSF, or...
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