2009
A sensory neuronal ion channel essential for airway inflammation and hyperreactivity in asthma
Caceres AI, Brackmann M, Elia MD, Bessac BF, del Camino D, D'Amours M, Witek JS, Fanger CM, Chong JA, Hayward NJ, Homer RJ, Cohn L, Huang X, Moran MM, Jordt SE. A sensory neuronal ion channel essential for airway inflammation and hyperreactivity in asthma. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 9099-9104. PMID: 19458046, PMCID: PMC2684498, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0900591106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsthmatic airway inflammationAirway inflammationAirway hyperreactivityAllergen challengeHC-030031Airway allergen challengeEndogenous TRPA1 agonistsMurine ovalbumin modelImpaired inflammatory responseTreatment of asthmaRole of TRPA1Wild-type miceAirway epithelial functionAllergic inflammatory conditionsPromising pharmacological targetNeuronal ion channelsLipid peroxidation productsIon channelsAllergic asthmaAirway exposureEosinophil infiltrationLeukocyte infiltrationContractile stimuliInflammatory disordersOvalbumin model
2002
Recent Concepts in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Asthma
Whittaker L, Cohn L. Recent Concepts in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Asthma. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 2002, 9: 135-144. DOI: 10.1097/00045413-200205000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment of asthmaLow-dose antigen exposureCD4 lymphocyte subsetsSpecific proinflammatory mediatorsMainstay of therapyAirways of asthmaticsPathogenesis of asthmaAirway hyperresponsivenessAirflow obstructionLymphocyte subsetsMucus hypersecretionAntigen exposureProinflammatory mediatorsInflammatory cytokinesTh2 lymphocytesTh1 cellsCellular inflammationCommon syndromeNovel therapiesAsthmaDisease processInflammationPathogenesisΒ-agonistsContinued investigation
1999
Inhibition of Allergic Inflammation in a Murine Model of Asthma by Expression of a Dominant-Negative Mutant of GATA-3
Zhang D, Yang L, Cohn L, Parkyn L, Homer R, Ray P, Ray A. Inhibition of Allergic Inflammation in a Murine Model of Asthma by Expression of a Dominant-Negative Mutant of GATA-3. Immunity 1999, 11: 473-482. PMID: 10549629, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80122-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAerosolsAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAsthmaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug HypersensitivityEosinophiliaGATA3 Transcription FactorGene Expression RegulationGenes, DominantImmunizationImmunoglobulin EInflammationInterleukin-13Interleukin-4Interleukin-5LungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMucusMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOvalbuminTh2 CellsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsCytokines IL-4GATA-3IL-13IL-4IL-5Th2 cytokines IL-4Pathogenesis of asthmaTreatment of asthmaTranscription factor GATA-3Potential therapeutic targetAirway eosinophiliaTh2 responsesAllergic inflammationAllergic diseasesTh2 cytokinesT-cell-specific fashionTh1 cellsIgE synthesisTh2 cellsMucus productionMurine modelTherapeutic targetTransgenic miceAsthmaDominant negative mutant
1997
Transcription Factor GATA-3 Is Differentially Expressed in Murine Th1 and Th2 Cells and Controls Th2-specific Expression of the Interleukin-5 Gene*
Zhang D, Cohn L, Ray P, Bottomly K, Ray A. Transcription Factor GATA-3 Is Differentially Expressed in Murine Th1 and Th2 Cells and Controls Th2-specific Expression of the Interleukin-5 Gene*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 21597-21603. PMID: 9261181, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.34.21597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsClone CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsDown-RegulationGATA3 Transcription FactorGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHeLa CellsHumansInterleukin-5Lymphocyte ActivationMiceNFATC Transcription FactorsNuclear ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, MessengerSpleenTh1 CellsTh2 CellsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription Factor AP-1Transcription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTranscriptional ActivationUp-RegulationConceptsGene expressionPromoter activationTranscription factor GATA-3Th2 cellsTh1 cellsGATA-3 sitesGATA-3 activityInterleukin-5 geneGATA-3GATA-3 proteinIL-5 promoterIL-5 geneTh2-specific expressionEctopic expressionMolecular basisInterleukin-5T cell receptor transgenic miceT helper 2 cellsReceptor transgenic miceTh2-type cytokinesTreatment of asthmaT helper cellsGATA-3 gene expressionDevelopment of eosinophiliaEL-4 cells