2004
Airway hyper‐reactivity mediated by B‐1 cell immunoglobulin M antibody generating complement C5a at 1 day post‐immunization in a murine hapten model of non‐atopic asthma
Kawikova I, Paliwal V, Szczepanik M, Itakura A, Fukui M, Campos RA, Geba GP, Homer RJ, Iliopoulou BP, Pober JS, Tsuji RF, Askenase PW. Airway hyper‐reactivity mediated by B‐1 cell immunoglobulin M antibody generating complement C5a at 1 day post‐immunization in a murine hapten model of non‐atopic asthma. Immunology 2004, 113: 234-245. PMID: 15379984, PMCID: PMC1782564, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2004.01936.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirflow obstructionImmune cellsC5a receptor-deficient miceSubsequent airway challengeNon-atopic asthmaReceptor-deficient miceImmunoglobulin M antibodiesIgM-producing cellsWild-type miceIgM monoclonal antibodyAirway reactivityHapten challengeHapten modelAirway challengeMethacholine challengeAsthma modelSkin immunizationLymph nodesNaive miceNaïve recipientsM antibodiesDays postimmunizationSubsequent airwayMale miceComplement C5a
2000
Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Airway Obstruction in Transgenic Mice
Kuhn C, Homer R, Zhu Z, Ward N, Flavell R, Geba G, Elias J. Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Airway Obstruction in Transgenic Mice. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2000, 22: 289-295. PMID: 10696065, DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.22.3.3690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLittermate control miceTransgenic miceAirway obstructionControl miceIL-11Basal airway resistanceIL-6 (-/-) miceSubepithelial airway fibrosisObstructive lung diseasePathophysiology of asthmaAirway wall thicknessAirway fibrosisAirway hyperresponsivenessAirway reactivityMethacholine responsivenessAirway physiologyAirway responsesAirspace enlargementAirway resistanceCaliber changeIL-6Lung diseaseMononuclear cellsPulmonary disordersLuminal diameter