Adenosine mediates IL-13–induced inflammation and remodeling in the lung and interacts in an IL-13–adenosine amplification pathway
Blackburn MR, Lee CG, Young HW, Zhu Z, Chunn JL, Kang MJ, Banerjee SK, Elias JA. Adenosine mediates IL-13–induced inflammation and remodeling in the lung and interacts in an IL-13–adenosine amplification pathway. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2003, 112: 332-344. PMID: 12897202, PMCID: PMC166289, DOI: 10.1172/jci16815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-13-induced inflammationIL-13Adenosine receptorsAdenosine accumulationIL-13-induced tissue responsesADA enzyme therapyIL-13 overexpressionTh2-mediated disordersIL-13-induced increaseAmplification pathwayAdenosine deaminase activityLevels of adenosineA2A adenosine receptorsAlveolar destructionRespiratory failureMurine lungEnzyme therapyADA activityRemodeling responseImportant mediatorInflammationLungReceptorsProgressive increaseTissue responseCytokine regulation of IL-13Rα2 and IL-13Rα1 in vivo and in vitro
Zheng T, Zhu Z, Liu W, Lee CG, Chen Q, Homer RJ, Elias JA. Cytokine regulation of IL-13Rα2 and IL-13Rα1 in vivo and in vitro. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2003, 111: 720-728. PMID: 12704349, DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.1383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-13Ralpha1 mRNAIL-13IL-13Ralpha2IL-13Ralpha1IL-4IFN-gammaRegulatory eventsTransgenic IL-13Epithelial cellsIL-13 responsesMRNA accumulationAirway epithelial cellsSites of inflammationIL-13 signalsIL-13 stimulationHigh-affinity receptorIL-10Lung fragmentsControl miceOverexpression miceIL-13Rα2Cytokine regulationIL-4RalphaIL-13Rα1Receptor subunits