Epithelial reticulon 4B (Nogo-B) is an endogenous regulator of Th2-driven lung inflammation
Wright PL, Yu J, Di YP, Homer RJ, Chupp G, Elias JA, Cohn L, Sessa WC. Epithelial reticulon 4B (Nogo-B) is an endogenous regulator of Th2-driven lung inflammation. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2010, 207: 2595-2607. PMID: 20975041, PMCID: PMC2989775, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20100786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung inflammationTh2-mediated lung inflammationSevere human asthmaAsthma-like phenotypeNonallergic miceHuman asthmaInflammation resultsKO miceLung tissueNogo expressionAirway epitheliumSmooth muscleReticulon 4BTransgenic miceLung epitheliumEpithelial reconstitutionMiceMarked reductionProtective genesEndogenous regulatorNogoInflammationLungPLUNCTransgenic expression