2004
Asthma: Mechanisms of Disease Persistence and Progression
Cohn L, Elias JA, Chupp GL. Asthma: Mechanisms of Disease Persistence and Progression. Annual Review Of Immunology 2004, 22: 789-815. PMID: 15032597, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.22.012703.104716.BooksConceptsIL-13Key effector cytokineAnti-inflammatory therapyIL-13 productionProduction of chemokinesProgression of diseaseAirway fibrosisAllergic asthmaAirway remodelingEffector cytokinesEosinophilic inflammationPersistent diseaseTh2 cytokinesEpithelial damageDisease progressionInflammatory responseTh2 cellsMucus productionSmooth muscleBronchial airwaysMatrix metalloproteinasesAnimal dataAsthmaDisease persistenceInflammation
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 reduction