Adhesion proteins on airway eosinophils in allergy and asthma

Agents Actions Suppl. 1993:43:163-72. doi: 10.1007/978-3-0348-7324-6_14.

Abstract

Adhesion to, and interaction with, airway endothelium, interstitial matrix and epithelium during migration to the allergen-challenged airways of allergic rhinitis and asthma patients may account for the observed functional upregulation (priming) of airway eosinophils compared with corresponding blood eosinophils.

MeSH terms

  • Allergens / immunology
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Asthma / immunology*
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / cytology
  • Cell Adhesion / physiology
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / blood*
  • Cell Survival / physiology
  • Eosinophils / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity / immunology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / immunology

Substances

  • Allergens
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules