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Association of serum interleukin-33 level and the interleukin-33 genetic variant with Japanese cedar pollinosis.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Dec 2008
Sakashita M, Yoshimoto T, Hirota T, Harada M, Okubo K, Osawa Y, Fujieda S, Nakamura Y, Yasuda K, Nakanishi K, Tamari M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: IL-33, an IL-1-like cytokine, is a ligand for IL1RL1, which is an important effector molecule of type 2 T helper responses. Although IL-33/IL1RL1 interaction has been suggested to be important in induction of allergic airway inflammation, serum levels of IL-33 and the genetic influences of the polymorphisms of IL-33 in human allergic diseases are unclear. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to...
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