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Aftab A. Ansari
Researcher at University of Florence
Publications - 1
Citations - 641
Aftab A. Ansari is an academic researcher from University of Florence. The author has contributed to research in topics: Immunoglobulin E & Antigen. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 637 citations.
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Allergen- and bacterial antigen-specific T-cell clones established from atopic donors show a different profile of cytokine production.
Paola Parronchi,Donatella Macchia,Marie-Pierre Piccinni,Priscilla Biswas,C Simonelli,Enrico Maggi,Mario Ricci,Aftab A. Ansari,Sergio Romagnani +8 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that most allergen-specific helper T cells in atopic individuals are able to produce high amounts of IL-4 (and IL-5), but no IFN-gamma, which may explain why allergens induce production of IgE antibodies and increase eosinophils.