Juvenile hormone (JH) regulates insect growth and development. JH present in the hemolymph is bound to juvenile hormone binding protein (hJHBP) which protects JH from degradation. In G.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The CTLA-4 molecule is an important negative regulator of T cell activation. It is encoded on chromosome 2q33 and found to be associated with several allergic phenotypes including asthma. However, the association of CTLA-4 gene polymorphisms with allergic asthma is still controversial and therefore was the subject of this study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Eosinophils are important components of allergic inflammation. The immunoglobulin A (IgA) Fc receptor (FcalphaRI), encoded by the FCAR gene, is a possible candidate for eosinophil activation at mucosal surfaces, where IgA is abundant. Both elevated cell surface expression of FcalphaRI and increased avidity for IgA were described on eosinophils from allergic subjects.
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