2007
Airway Epithelial STAT3 Is Required for Allergic Inflammation in a Murine Model of Asthma
Simeone-Penney MC, Severgnini M, Tu P, Homer RJ, Mariani TJ, Cohn L, Simon AR. Airway Epithelial STAT3 Is Required for Allergic Inflammation in a Murine Model of Asthma. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 6191-6199. PMID: 17475846, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.10.6191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHouse dust miteAirway epitheliumAllergic inflammationRole of STAT3Murine modelNovel asthma therapiesSignificant decreaseSTAT3 activationTh2 cell recruitmentAcute phase responseWild-type animalsAirway hyperresponsivenessAirway eosinophiliaAirway inflammationAllergic asthmaAsthma therapyChronic asthmaLung inflammationC57BL/6 miceAllergic responsesDust miteEpithelial STAT3Immune cellsSmooth muscleSTAT3 transcription factor
2002
Overlapping and enzyme-specific contributions of matrix metalloproteinases-9 and -12 in IL-13–induced inflammation and remodeling
Lanone S, Zheng T, Zhu Z, Liu W, Lee CG, Ma B, Chen Q, Homer RJ, Wang J, Rabach LA, Rabach ME, Shipley JM, Shapiro SD, Senior RM, Elias JA. Overlapping and enzyme-specific contributions of matrix metalloproteinases-9 and -12 in IL-13–induced inflammation and remodeling. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2002, 110: 463-474. PMID: 12189240, PMCID: PMC150413, DOI: 10.1172/jci14136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell MovementChemotaxis, LeukocyteCytokinesEndopeptidasesFibrosisInflammationInterleukin-13LungLung ComplianceLung DiseasesMatrix Metalloproteinase 12Matrix Metalloproteinase 9MetalloendopeptidasesMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicPulmonary AlveoliRespiratory InsufficiencyRespiratory MucosaConceptsIL-13-induced inflammationMMP-9IL-13MMP-12MMP-2Respiratory failureAlveolar remodelingMatrix metalloproteinasesIL-13 transgenic miceMMP-12-deficient miceAccumulation of eosinophilsBronchoalveolar lavage fluidIL-13 actsIL-13 inductionMatrix metalloproteinases-9Recovery of leukocytesLung enlargementLymphocytic inflammationNeutrophil accumulationLymphocyte recoveryLavage fluidTotal leukocytesInflammatory effectsAlveolar enlargementMetalloproteinases-9
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
Induction of Airway Mucus Production By T Helper 2 (Th2) Cells: A Critical Role For Interleukin 4 In Cell Recruitment But Not Mucus Production
Cohn L, Homer R, Marinov A, Rankin J, Bottomly K. Induction of Airway Mucus Production By T Helper 2 (Th2) Cells: A Critical Role For Interleukin 4 In Cell Recruitment But Not Mucus Production. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1997, 186: 1737-1747. PMID: 9362533, PMCID: PMC2199146, DOI: 10.1084/jem.186.10.1737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTh2 cellsMucus productionAirway inflammationIL-4Asthmatic patientsCell recruitmentOVA-specific Th2 cellsT helper 2 cellsIL-4-deficient miceAirway mucus productionOVA-specific TCRRole of Th1CD4 T cellsImportant clinical symptomInduction of inflammationTh2 cell recruitmentCD4 Th1Airway biopsiesClinical symptomsTh1 cellsTNF-alphaT cellsInterleukin-4Effector functionsMucus secretion