Role of 5-Lipoxygenase in IL-13-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation and Remodeling
Shim YM, Zhu Z, Zheng T, Lee CG, Homer RJ, Ma B, Elias JA. Role of 5-Lipoxygenase in IL-13-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation and Remodeling. The Journal Of Immunology 2006, 177: 1918-1924. PMID: 16849505, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.3.1918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArachidonate 5-LipoxygenaseChronic DiseaseDinoprostoneInflammationInterleukin-13LeukotrienesLungMatrix Metalloproteinase 12MetalloendopeptidasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary FibrosisSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsIL-13-induced inflammationIL-13Transgenic IL-13Activation of TGFMatrix metalloproteinase-12Th2 inflammationPulmonary inflammationC57BL/6 miceChronic inflammationCysteinyl LTsFibrotic responseLevels of mRNATissue fibrosisLT metabolismInflammationAlveolar remodelingReceptor 1Metalloproteinase-12Pathway activationExaggerated levelsOptimal stimulationCytosolic phospholipasePathogenesisActivation pathwayRemodeling