Asthma-related environmental fungus, Alternaria, activates dendritic cells and produces potent Th2 adjuvant activity.

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Published in J Immunol on February 15, 2009

Authors

Takao Kobayashi1, Koji Iijima, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Vinay Mehta, Robert Vassallo, Christopher B Lawrence, Jong-Chol Cyong, Larry R Pease, Katsuji Oguchi, Hirohito Kita

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Allergic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

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