2002
Cytokine Regulation of Mucus Production in a Model of Allergic Asthma
Cohn L, Whittaker L, Niu N, Homer RJ. Cytokine Regulation of Mucus Production in a Model of Allergic Asthma. Novartis Foundation Symposia 2002, 248: 201-220. PMID: 12568496, DOI: 10.1002/0470860790.ch13.BooksMeSH KeywordsAdministration, InhalationAnimalsAsthmaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCells, CulturedExocytosisGene Expression RegulationImmunizationInterferon-gammaInterferonsInterleukin-13Interleukin-13 Receptor alpha1 SubunitInterleukin-4Interleukin-5Interleukin-9Mast CellsMiceMice, TransgenicModels, AnimalMucinsMucusOvalbuminPeptide FragmentsPulmonary EosinophiliaRadiation ChimeraReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-13Receptors, Interleukin-4Respiratory SystemSignal TransductionTh1 CellsTh2 CellsConceptsAirway inflammationTh2 cellsMucus productionTh1 cellsT cell receptor transgenic CD4Airway inflammatory infiltrateDifferent lymphocyte subsetsBone marrow chimerasAbsence of interleukinAirway obstructionAllergic asthmaLymphocyte subsetsEosinophilic inflammationMucus hyperproductionInflammatory infiltrateClinical symptomsInflammatory cellsTh2 lymphocytesRecipient miceTh cellsTransgenic CD4Respiratory tractMast cellsCytokine regulationInflammationInterleukin-13 Mediates a Fundamental Pathway for Airway Epithelial Mucus Induced by CD4 T Cells and Interleukin-9
Whittaker L, Niu N, Temann U, Stoddard A, Flavell RA, Ray A, Homer RJ, Cohn L. Interleukin-13 Mediates a Fundamental Pathway for Airway Epithelial Mucus Induced by CD4 T Cells and Interleukin-9. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2002, 27: 593-602. PMID: 12397019, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.4838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedGene Expression RegulationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-13Interleukin-9LungMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Mutant StrainsMice, TransgenicMucin 5ACMucinsNF-kappa BReceptors, InterferonReceptors, Interleukin-4Recombinant ProteinsRespiratory MucosaSignal TransductionTh2 CellsConceptsIL-13Th2 cellsTh2-induced airway inflammationEpithelial mucusCD4 Th cellsCD4 T cellsAbsence of interleukinIL-13 actsNuclear factor-kappaBAsthma resultsTh2 effectsAirway inflammationMucus hyperproductionNegative infectionsTh cytokinesInflammatory cellsRecipient miceTh cellsIL-4IL-5Respiratory tractAirway epitheliumIL-9T cellsComplete blockadeTransgenic 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
1999
Th2-induced airway mucus production is dependent on IL-4Ralpha, but not on eosinophils.
Cohn L, Homer RJ, MacLeod H, Mohrs M, Brombacher F, Bottomly K. Th2-induced airway mucus production is dependent on IL-4Ralpha, but not on eosinophils. The Journal Of Immunology 1999, 162: 6178-83. PMID: 10229862, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.162.10.6178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, InhalationAnimalsAsthmaBronchiEosinophiliaEosinophilsInterleukin-13 Receptor alpha1 SubunitInterleukin-4Interleukin-5Mast CellsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMice, TransgenicMucusOvalbuminReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-13Receptors, Interleukin-4Th2 CellsConceptsMucus productionTh2 cellsAirway eosinophiliaAirway inflammationIL-4RalphaAirway mucus productionCD4 Th2 cellsAirway obstructionBAL eosinophiliaHuman asthmaticsMucus hyperproductionClinical symptomsIL-13Recipient miceTh1 cellsIL-4IL-5Respiratory tractEosinophiliaMast cellsAnimal modelsEosinophilsMarked increaseCell stimulationMucus