2003
Transgenic Modeling of Interleukin-13 in the Lung
Elias JA, Zheng T, Lee CG, Homer RJ, Chen Q, Ma B, Blackburn M, Zhu Z. Transgenic Modeling of Interleukin-13 in the Lung. CHEST Journal 2003, 123: 339s-345s. PMID: 12628968, DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.3_suppl.339s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemokine receptor 2Vascular endothelial growth factorIL-13 inducesRegulation of inflammationGrowth factor-β1Endothelial growth factorOverexpression transgenic miceAsthma pathogenesisMurine airwaysKey cytokineInterleukin-13Receptor 2Factor-β1Transgenic miceIL-11Transgenic modelingLungGrowth factorPhenotypic alterationsGenetic targetsAirwayInflammationInterleukinStudy resultsCytokines
2001
Use of the Tetracycline-controlled Transcriptional Silencer (tTS) to Eliminate Transgene Leak in Inducible Overexpression Transgenic Mice*
Zhu Z, Ma B, Homer R, Zheng T, Elias J. Use of the Tetracycline-controlled Transcriptional Silencer (tTS) to Eliminate Transgene Leak in Inducible Overexpression Transgenic Mice*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 25222-25229. PMID: 11331286, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m101512200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-13Reverse tetracycline transactivatorIL-13 productionTetracycline-controlled transcriptional silencerOverexpression transgenic miceTransgene expressionMucus metaplasiaLung volumeAlveolar enlargementDOX administrationDoxycycline administrationTransgenic miceParental miceMiceCC10 promoterDoxycyclineTetracycline transactivatorBase lineAdministrationPhenotypeVivo