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Ozdemir C., Yazi D., Aydogan M., Akkoc T., Bahceciler N. N., Strong P., ...More
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY, vol.36, no.7, pp.960-968, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
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Publication Type:
Article / Article
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Volume:
36
Issue:
7
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Publication Date:
2006
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Doi Number:
10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02515.x
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Journal Name:
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY
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Journal Indexes:
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
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Page Numbers:
pp.960-968
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Keywords:
airway histopathology, asthma, BALB/c, chitin microparticles, ACIDIC MAMMALIAN CHITINASE, HEAT-KILLED LISTERIA, T-CELL CYTOKINES, CPG OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDES, ATOPIC ASTHMA, INFLAMMATION, MODULATION, RESPONSES, ADJUVANT, IMMUNITY
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Kocaeli University Affiliated:
Yes
Abstract
Chitin, a natural polysaccharide extracted from shrimp, is a potent T and B cell adjuvant when delivered in the form of chitin microparticles and can shift a polarized T-helper type 2 (Th2) immune response towards a Th1 response.