Eosinophil Chemotactic Factors

Cytotaxins liberated from normal or invading cells that specifically attract eosinophils; they may be complement fragments, lymphokines, neutrophil products, histamine or other; the best known is the tetrapeptide ECF-A, released mainly by mast cells.

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Networked: 18 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 1 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Foster, Paul S: 1 article (01/2020)
2.	Tay, Hock L: 1 article (01/2020)
3.	Gamberale, Romina: 1 article (04/2003)
4.	Geffner, Jorge: 1 article (04/2003)
5.	Giordano, Mirta: 1 article (04/2003)
6.	Raiden, Silvina: 1 article (04/2003)
7.	Salamone, Gabriela: 1 article (04/2003)
8.	Schettini, Jorge: 1 article (04/2003)
9.	Trevani, Analía: 1 article (04/2003)
10.	Vermeulen, Mónica: 1 article (04/2003)

Related Diseases

1.	Carcinoma (Carcinomatosis) 04/01/1999 - "The aim of this study was to determine whether or not gastric carcinoma expresses the well-known eosinophil chemotactic factors (ECFs) and whether or not the expression is related to the histologic subtypes. "
2.	Eosinophilia 07/01/1986 - "Blood eosinophilia, however, may not be induced by the eosinophil chemotactic factors in the scales." 05/01/1986 - "Spontaneous production of eosinophil chemotactic factors by T lymphocytes from patients with subcutaneous angioblastic lymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia." 01/01/1993 - "GM-CSF and eosinophil chemotactic factors in an acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient with eosinophilia."
3.	Anaphylaxis (Anaphylactic Shock) 03/01/1983 - "Development of a gas chromatography mass spectrometry assay for the two eosinophil chemotactic factors of anaphylaxis." 01/01/1989 - "The chemotactic activity of PAF-acether was compared with that of tetrapeptide eosinophil chemotactic factors of anaphylaxis (ECF-A, Ala-Gly-Ser-Glu and Val-Gly-Ser-Glu) using eosinophils obtained from the peritoneal cavity of normal rats. " 03/01/1986 - "Eosinophil chemotactic factors associated with acute hypersensitivity reactions include the eosinophil chemotactic factors of anaphylaxis, histamine, and arachidonic acid metabolites, all of which are released from mast cells, and the lymphokine eosinophil stimulation promoter (ESP). "
4.	Granuloma 05/01/1986 - "Lymphoid cells separated from the granuloma spontaneously released at least two different eosinophil chemotactic factors (ECF): low-molecular-weight and high-molecular-weight ECF according to the profile on gel filtration (LMW-ECF, about 500; HMW-ECF, 45,000 to 70,000). " 10/01/1986 - "Three different eosinophil chemotactic factors (ECF) were isolated from the granulomas of Kimura's disease. " 10/01/1986 - "Eosinophil chemotactic factors from granuloma of Kimura's disease, with special reference to T lymphocyte-derived factors."
5.	Atopic Dermatitis (Atopic Eczema) 01/01/1996 - "The chemotactic response of eosinophils from 16 patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) to 5 eosinophil chemotactic factors (ECFs) were examined to clarify whether the response is associated with the clinical severity of AD. " 01/01/1996 - "Heterogeneous chemotactic response of eosinophils from patients with atopic dermatitis to eosinophil chemotactic factors." 10/01/1997 - "We investigated the mechanisms of eosinophil chemotaxis in atopic dermatitis by examining the effect of stimulation of epidermal keratinocytes (KC) by inflammatory cytokines, interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) and/or tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) on the production of eosinophil chemotactic factors. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Cytokines
2.	Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF)
3.	Interleukin-5 (Interleukin 5)
4.	Platelet Activating Factor
5.	Interleukin-13
6.	Arachidonic Acid (Vitamin F)
7.	Interleukin-4 (Interleukin 4)
8.	Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (Tumor Necrosis Factor)
9.	Proteins (Proteins, Gene)
10.	Lipids