2001
IL-4 Promotes Airway Eosinophilia by Suppressing IFN-γ Production: Defining a Novel Role for IFN-γ in the Regulation of Allergic Airway Inflammation
Cohn L, Herrick C, Niu N, Homer R, Bottomly K. IL-4 Promotes Airway Eosinophilia by Suppressing IFN-γ Production: Defining a Novel Role for IFN-γ in the Regulation of Allergic Airway Inflammation. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 166: 2760-2767. PMID: 11160342, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.4.2760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, CutaneousAdministration, IntranasalAdoptive TransferAnimalsBone Marrow CellsBone Marrow TransplantationBronchiCell MovementDown-RegulationEosinophilsFemaleHematopoietic Stem CellsInflammationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-13Interleukin-4Interleukin-5MaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicOvalbuminPulmonary EosinophiliaReceptors, InterferonRespiratory HypersensitivityTh2 CellsUp-RegulationConceptsAirway eosinophiliaIL-4IFN-gammaTh2 cellsAirway eosinophilsIL-5Allergic airway inflammationIFN-γ productionTh2 cell generationAirway inflammationEosinophilic inflammationLung eosinophiliaLung parenchymalTh2 cytokinesIntranasal administrationRespiratory tractLung tissueCounterregulatory effectsEosinophiliaCell transferEosinophilsHemopoietic cellsInflammationAirwayIFN
1997
Airway isocyanate-adducts in asthma induced by exposure to hexamethylene diisocyanate.
Redlich CA, Karol MH, Graham C, Homer RJ, Holm CT, Wirth JA, Cullen MR. Airway isocyanate-adducts in asthma induced by exposure to hexamethylene diisocyanate. Scandinavian Journal Of Work, Environment & Health 1997, 23: 227-31. PMID: 9243734, DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman bronchial biopsiesHuman lung tissueExposure-disease relationshipsAirway eosinophilsAirway histologyEpithelial exposureMethacholine challengeBronchial biopsiesEndobronchial biopsyInflammatory changesClinical featuresAirway biopsiesIsocyanate asthmaLung tissueT cellsImmunohistochemical stainingAsthmaBiopsyExposure patternsBronchoscopyExposureAirwayPatientsEosinophilsHistology