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CD1d restricted natural killer T cells are not required for allergic skin inflammation.

Authors: Abdallah Elkhal|||Muriel Pichavant|||Rui He|||Jordan Scott|||Everett Meyer|||Sho Goya|||Raif S Geha|||Dale T Umetsu

Journal: The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology

Publication Type: Journal Article

Date: 2006

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.08.010

ID: 17157667

Affiliations:

Affiliations

    Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital, Boston. MA 02115, USA.|||||||||||||||||||||

Abstract

Invariant T-cell receptor-positive natural killer (iNKT) cells have been shown to be essential for the development of allergen-induced airway hyperreactivity (AHR).

Chemical List

    Allergens|||Antigens, CD1|||Antigens, CD1d|||Interleukins|||Ovalbumin