2001
A critical role for NF-κB in Gata3 expression and TH2 differentiation in allergic airway inflammation
Das J, Chen C, Yang L, Cohn L, Ray P, Ray A. A critical role for NF-κB in Gata3 expression and TH2 differentiation in allergic airway inflammation. Nature Immunology 2001, 2: 45-50. PMID: 11135577, DOI: 10.1038/83158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic airway inflammationT helper 2GATA-3 expressionTh2 differentiationAirway inflammationGATA3 expressionAirway eosinophilic inflammationTh2 cytokine productionT-bet expressionInterferon-γ ProductionTh2 cell recruitmentTranscription factor GATA-3NF-κB activityNuclear factor κBT cell receptorEosinophilic inflammationHelper 2Asthma pathogenesisCytokine productionIL-13IL-5Th2 cellsT cellsInterleukin-4Cell recruitment
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