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Transcription profiling of human memory T cells stimulated with Phl p-extract in healthy and allergic individuals

ABSTRACT: Differential transcriptional response of memory T cells stimulated with Phl p-extract in healthy and allergic individuals.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

DISEASE(S): normal

SUBMITTER: Malin Lindstedt

PROVIDER: E-MEXP-243 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Genomic and functional delineation of dendritic cells and memory T cells derived from grass pollen-allergic patients and healthy individuals.

Lindstedt Malin M Schiött Asa A Bengtsson Astrid A Larsson Kristina K Korsgren Magnus M Greiff Lennart L Borrebaeck Carl A K CA

International immunology 20050303 4

Dendritic cells (DCIs) possess a potent ability to modulate and activate specific T-cell responses to allergens, which play a pivotal role in allergic inflammation by secreting cytokines and other mediators. However, the molecular mechanisms by which allergen-challenged DCs regulate specific T-cell responses are still not well characterized. This study aims at elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying the DC-T-cell interaction during an allergic immune response to grass pollen, using a gen ...[more]

PMID: 15746248

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Transcription profiling of human memory T cells stimulated with Phl p-extract in healthy and allergic individuals

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Genomic and functional delineation of dendritic cells and memory T cells derived from grass pollen-allergic patients and healthy individuals.

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