Article
[Lymphocyte phenotype and cytokine mRNA expression of steady-state asthma BALF cells].
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai zasshi - 1 Oct 1994
Akiyoshi H, Yano T, Honda J, Hotta M, Higuchi E, Yamada A, Ichikawa Y, Oizumi K
Abstract excerpt
Recently, the roles of inflammatory processes in the pathogenesis of asthma have been emphasized. To elucidate the roles of T lymphocytes in local inflammatory sites in asthma, we examined T cell phenotypes with flow cytometry and carried out cytokine message amplification phenotyping (MAPPing) o...
Topics
- Adult
- Asthma
- Base Sequence
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Cytokines
- Female
- Humans
- Immunologic Memory
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Messenger