2011
IFN-γ Acts on the Airway Epithelium To Inhibit Local and Systemic Pathology in Allergic Airway Disease
Mitchell C, Provost K, Niu N, Homer R, Cohn L. IFN-γ Acts on the Airway Epithelium To Inhibit Local and Systemic Pathology in Allergic Airway Disease. The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 187: 3815-3820. PMID: 21873527, PMCID: PMC3178669, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1100436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway epitheliumAllergic airway inflammationAllergic airway diseaseTh2 cell activationGoal of therapyProduction of IFNAdministration of medicationsSystemic side effectsAirway mucosal surfaceAirway epithelial cellsSites of inflammationIFN-γ actionAirway inflammationAirway obstructionPersistent asthmaRefractory asthmaAirway diseaseIFN-γRTh1 cellsPathological responseSystemic pathologyEffector functionsSide effectsBone marrowAsthma
2009
Advances in Mucous Cell Metaplasia
Curran DR, Cohn L. Advances in Mucous Cell Metaplasia. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2009, 42: 268-275. PMID: 19520914, PMCID: PMC2830403, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2009-0151tr.BooksConceptsMucous cell metaplasiaCell metaplasiaMucous metaplasiaChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic airway diseasesObstructive pulmonary diseaseExacerbation of asthmaChronic airwayAirway obstructionAirway diseaseMucus hypersecretionPulmonary diseaseMolecular mechanismsHarmful insultsIL-13MUC5AC expressionEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activationGoblet cell granulesGrowth factor receptor activationMucin productionMucus productionNew therapiesGoblet cellsFront-line protectionMetaplasia