2007
A Novel Pathway That Regulates Inflammatory Disease in the Respiratory Tract
Niu N, Le Goff MK, Li F, Rahman M, Homer RJ, Cohn L. A Novel Pathway That Regulates Inflammatory Disease in the Respiratory Tract. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 3846-3855. PMID: 17339484, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.6.3846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway inflammationInflammatory diseasesRespiratory tractTh2-induced airway inflammationChronic airway inflammatory diseaseLymphocyte-deficient miceState of immunosuppressionAcute airway inflammationAirway inflammatory diseasesEffector Th cellsTh2 cells resultsAirway hyperresponsivenessInflammation wanesTh2 modelEffector Th1Respiratory illnessTh cellsInhalational exposureInflammationInhibitory effectSuch diseasesDiseaseStriking inhibitionTh1Localized treatment
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
2000
T-helper type 2 cell-directed therapy for asthma
Cohn L, Ray A. T-helper type 2 cell-directed therapy for asthma. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2000, 88: 187-196. PMID: 11150597, DOI: 10.1016/s0163-7258(00)00091-7.BooksMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAsthmaCell DifferentiationDisease Models, AnimalHumansImmunotherapyInflammationT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerConceptsTh2 cell differentiationT helper type 2 cellsNew immunomodulatory strategiesCell-directed therapiesChronic inflammatory diseaseTh2 cell functionType 2 cellsTh cell developmentImmunomodulatory strategiesPathophysiologic abnormalitiesInflammatory diseasesRespiratory tractTh2 cellsImmune responseTraditional therapiesCell differentiationBronchial airwaysAsthmaTherapyCell functionCell effectsCytokinesDiseaseCell developmentMolecular mechanisms
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