2013
Chronic Sub-Cutaneous Exposure to a Staphylococcus Aureus Superantigen, Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B, Elicits an Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation in HLA Class II Transgenic Mice - Linking Atopic Dermatitis (AD) to Asthma
Rajagopalan G, Tilahun A, Iijima K, Kita H. Chronic Sub-Cutaneous Exposure to a Staphylococcus Aureus Superantigen, Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B, Elicits an Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation in HLA Class II Transgenic Mice - Linking Atopic Dermatitis (AD) to Asthma. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2013, 131: ab331. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.12.1559.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Intranasal Exposure to Bacterial Superantigens Induces Airway Inflammation in HLA Class II Transgenic Mice
Rajagopalan G, Iijima K, Singh M, Kita H, Patel R, David C. Intranasal Exposure to Bacterial Superantigens Induces Airway Inflammation in HLA Class II Transgenic Mice. Infection And Immunity 2006, 74: 1284-1296. PMID: 16428778, PMCID: PMC1360368, DOI: 10.1128/iai.74.2.1284-1296.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHLA-DQ8 transgenic miceStaphylococcal enterotoxin BSystemic immune activationAirway inflammationIntranasal exposureTransgenic miceImmune activationIntranasal routeSuperantigen exotoxinsHLA class II transgenic miceHLA-DR3 transgenic miceMajor histocompatibility complex class IIBALB/c miceHistocompatibility complex class IIHLA-DR3 miceII transgenic miceInduces airway inflammationEosinophilic airway inflammationNeutrophilic airway inflammationEosinophilic inflammatory responseStreptococcal pyrogenic exotoxinMurine major histocompatibility complex class IIAirway destructionSerious infectionsC mice