2008
A Critical Role of SHP-1 in Regulation of Type 2 Inflammation in the Lung
Oh SY, Zheng T, Kim YK, Cohn L, Homer RJ, McKenzie AN, Zhu Z. A Critical Role of SHP-1 in Regulation of Type 2 Inflammation in the Lung. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2008, 40: 568-574. PMID: 18952567, PMCID: PMC2677436, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2008-0225oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBronchial HyperreactivityBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCytokinesEpitheliumHypertrophyLungLymphocyte ActivationMetaplasiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMucin 5ACMucusPneumoniaProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6Pulmonary FibrosisSignal TransductionSTAT6 Transcription FactorTh2 CellsConceptsSHP-1Src homology 2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphataseProtein tyrosine phosphataseGene deletion approachIL-4/ILViable motheaten miceMev miceCritical roleTyrosine phosphataseKey genesNegative regulatorSignal transducerMolecular mechanismsCytokine receptorsMotheaten miceTranscription 6Critical moleculesDirect roleType 2 inflammationChronic inflammatory disordersHallmark of asthmaLung homeostasisPathwayGrowth factorAirway hyperresponsiveness
2002
Pulmonary type II cell hypertrophy and pulmonary lipoproteinosis are features of chronic IL-13 exposure
Homer RJ, Zheng T, Chupp G, He S, Zhu Z, Chen Q, Ma B, Hite RD, Gobran LI, Rooney SA, Elias JA. Pulmonary type II cell hypertrophy and pulmonary lipoproteinosis are features of chronic IL-13 exposure. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2002, 283: l52-l59. PMID: 12060560, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00438.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAsthmaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidGene ExpressionHypertrophyImmunohistochemistryInterleukin-13MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred CBAMice, TransgenicProteolipidsPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary FibrosisPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein APulmonary Surfactant-Associated ProteinsPulmonary SurfactantsRNA, MessengerConceptsType II cell hypertrophyIL-13Cell hypertrophyChronic pulmonary conditionsPathogenesis of asthmaBronchoalveolar lavage fluidTh2-mediated immunityIL-13 exposureProminent interstitial fibrosisWild-type miceAirway hyperresponsivenessMucus metaplasiaEosinophilic inflammationPulmonary diseaseInterstitial fibrosisLavage fluidPulmonary conditionsTwo- to threefold increaseSurfactant accumulationLittermate controlsPotent stimulatorSurfactant phospholipidsFibrosisKey mediatorHypertrophy