Age-related differentiations of Th1/Th2 cytokines in newborn infants

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate age-related differentiation of immune response in newborns by measuring serum concentrations of interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) during the perinatal period.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Efthimia Protonotariou, Ariadne Malamitsi-Puchner, Demetrios Rizos, Basiliki Papagianni, Evangelia Moira, Angeliki Sarandakou, Demetrios Botsis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629350410001688468