Redirection of Th1 and Th2 Responses
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Editors R.W. Compans, Atlanta/Georgia M. Cooper, Birmingham/Alabama J.M. Hogle, Boston/Massachusetts· Y. Ito, Kyoto H. Koprowski, Philadelphia/Pennsylvania· F. Melchers, Basel M. Oldstone, La Jolla/California· S. Olsnes, Oslo M. Potter, Bethesda/Maryland· H. Saedler, Cologne P.K. Vogt, La Jolla/California· H. Wagner, Munich
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Redirection of Thl and Th2 Responses Edited by R.L. Coffman and S. Romagnani
With 6 Figures and 10 Tables
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ROBERT L. COFFMAN, Ph .D. DNAX Research Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Inc. 901 California Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304-1104 USA Professor SERGIO ROMAGNANI, M.D. Head, Istituto di Clinica Medica III Catledra di Immunologia Clinica e Allergologia Servizio di Immunoallergologia Via Ie Morgagni , 85 1-50134 Firenze Ita ly
Cover Illustration : Pathogenic role of allergen-spec!fic Th2 responses in allergic inflammation and their regulatory mechanisms.
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Preface
It has been 12 years since the first proposal was made to subdivide mouse CD4 I T cell clones into Th I and Th2 subsets, based on their differences in cytokine production, and 7 years since the first clear demonstration of a similar dichotomy among human T cell clones. In the ensuing period, it has been realized that inappropriate development of Th I or Th2 responses are important features of many immunological and infe
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