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
2010
Airway epithelium response to IFN-γ regulates allergic airway inflammation (91.7)
Mitchell C, Provost K, Niu N, Homer R, Cohn L. Airway epithelium response to IFN-γ regulates allergic airway inflammation (91.7). The Journal Of Immunology 2010, 184: 91.7-91.7. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.184.supp.91.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAirway epithelial cellsAllergic airway inflammationAllergic airway diseaseAirway eosinophiliaAirway inflammationAirway diseaseNon-hematopoietic cellsEpithelial cellsIFN-γRIFN-γ receptor-deficient miceIFN-γR expressionReceptor-deficient miceBone marrow chimerasOVA-specific Th1Th1 cellsDeficient miceMucus productionBone marrowEpithelium responseIFNMaximal inhibitionEosinophiliaInflammationMiceInhibitory effect
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
T Helper 1 Cells and Interferon γ Regulate Allergic Airway Inflammation and Mucus Production
Cohn L, Homer R, Niu N, Bottomly K. T Helper 1 Cells and Interferon γ Regulate Allergic Airway Inflammation and Mucus Production. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1999, 190: 1309-1318. PMID: 10544202, PMCID: PMC2195688, DOI: 10.1084/jem.190.9.1309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTh1 cellsTh2 cellsMucus productionAirway eosinophiliaIFN-gammaRecipient miceAirway inflammationIFN-gamma receptor signalingT helper type 1T helper 1 cellsAllergic airway inflammationTh2 cytokine secretionHelper type 1Different inhibitory pathwaysAsthmatic patientsPathologic featuresCytokine secretionInflammatory responseRespiratory tractEosinophiliaInhibitory pathwaysMouse modelInflammationType 1Marked reductionInhibition 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
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 secretionTranscription 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