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
2002
Transgenic Overexpression of Interleukin (IL)-10 in the Lung Causes Mucus Metaplasia, Tissue Inflammation, and Airway Remodeling via IL-13-dependent and -independent Pathways*
Lee CG, Homer RJ, Cohn L, Link H, Jung S, Craft JE, Graham BS, Johnson TR, Elias JA. Transgenic Overexpression of Interleukin (IL)-10 in the Lung Causes Mucus Metaplasia, Tissue Inflammation, and Airway Remodeling via IL-13-dependent and -independent Pathways*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277: 35466-35474. PMID: 12107190, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m206395200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceChloride ChannelsCloning, MolecularDNA PrimersFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression RegulationIn Situ HybridizationInflammationInterleukin-10Interleukin-13LungMiceMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataMucoproteinsMucous MembranePhenotypePolymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, Interleukin-4STAT6 Transcription FactorTrans-ActivatorsConceptsMucus metaplasiaIL-10Tissue inflammationIL-13Tumor necrosis factor productionIL-13/ILLipopolysaccharide-induced inflammationNecrosis factor productionAirway fibrosisNeutrophil accumulationAirway remodelingSubepithelial fibrosisGob-5Levels of mRNAMetaplasiaInflammationTransgenic miceFibrosisSTAT-6Effector propertiesTransgenic overexpressionFactor productionMiceInterleukinMultiple mechanisms