2012
Epicutaneous Exposure to Staphylococcal Superantigen Enterotoxin B Enhances Allergic Lung Inflammation via an IL-17A Dependent Mechanism
Yu J, Oh MH, Park JU, Myers AC, Dong C, Zhu Z, Zheng T. Epicutaneous Exposure to Staphylococcal Superantigen Enterotoxin B Enhances Allergic Lung Inflammation via an IL-17A Dependent Mechanism. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e39032. PMID: 22848348, PMCID: PMC3407176, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-17A-dependent mechanismsAtopic dermatitisAirway hyperresponsivenessAtopic marchLung inflammationDependent mechanismDevelopment of ADSeverity of ADEnterotoxin BSystemic Th2 responseAllergic lung inflammationTh17/ILSkin barrier abnormalitiesIL-6 productionSkin of patientsEpicutaneous exposureAllergic rhinitisIL-17ATh2 responsesEpicutaneous sensitizationLymph nodesImmune environmentLesional skinAllergen ovalbuminStimulating lymphocytes
2007
TH2 and TH1 lung inflammation induced by airway allergen sensitization with low and high doses of double-stranded RNA
Jeon SG, Oh SY, Park HK, Kim YS, Shim EJ, Lee HS, Oh MH, Bang B, Chun EY, Kim SH, Gho YS, Zhu Z, Kim YY, Kim YK. TH2 and TH1 lung inflammation induced by airway allergen sensitization with low and high doses of double-stranded RNA. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2007, 120: 803-812. PMID: 17610940, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.05.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory viral infectionsAllergen sensitizationLung inflammationViral infectionAirway sensitizationIL-4Immune responseMouse modelHigh dosesIL-13-deficient miceIFN-gamma-deficient miceT-bet-deficient miceToll-like receptor 3Airway allergen exposureAllergic lung inflammationAdaptive immune responsesToll-like receptorsIL-4 expressionSTAT6-deficient miceNovel mouse modelIFN-gamma expressionAllergen exposurePathophysiologic mechanismsIL-13Deficient mice