Asthma and gender impact accumulation of T cell subtypes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The "Th2 hypothesis for asthma" asserts that an increased ratio of Th2:Th1 cytokine production plays an important pathogenic role in asthma. Although widely embraced, the hypothesis has been challenged by various empirical...

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Main Authors: Peters Stephen P, Bleecker Eugene R, Foster Susan, Loza Matthew J, Penn Raymond B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/103