Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Amount

$130,827.00

Award Date

7/06/2010

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

The cytokine IL-4 is produced by TH2 lymphocytes, NKT cells, and by cells of the innate immune system including mast cells, and eosinophils. It was originally identified as a stimulator of B cell proliferation, but it is now clear that IL-4 can regulate p