title: T-bet/GATA-3 ratio is a surrogate measure of Th1/Th2 cytokine profiles and may be novel targets for CpG ODN treatment in asthma patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Disease, Qilu Hospital, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China. dl5506@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li-zheng
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-qun
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology; D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D050990:GATA3 Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D018793:Interleukin-13 / Q000378:metabolism; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000378:metabolism; D015848:Interleukin-5 / Q000378:metabolism; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000097:blood; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D020825:T-Box Domain Proteins; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000098815:T-bet Transcription Factor
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; C408982:CPG-oligonucleotide; D016207:Cytokines; D050990:GATA3 Transcription Factor; D018793:Interleukin-13; D015848:Interleukin-5; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D020825:T-Box Domain Proteins; D000098815:T-bet Transcription Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007371:Interferon-gamma