CBTC	cord blood T cells
CBMC	CB mononuclear cells
PBMC	peripheral blood MC
AB	adult blood
PKC	Protein Kinase C
PHA	Phytohaemagglutinin
PMA	Phorbol myristate acetate
IFN-γ	Interferon-gamma
rhIL-2	recombinant human interleukin 2
TNF	tumour necrosis factor-alpha
LT-α	Lymphotoxin α
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-beta
CFSE	carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester
MFI	Median Fluorescence Intensity
[3H]-TdR	tritiated thymidine
7-AAD	7-aminoactinomycin D
IgE	Immunoglobulin E
FcεR1	High-affinity IgE receptor
RPMI 1640	Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640
IL-5R	IL-5 receptor
FCS	foetal calf serum