2014
Regulation of Nasal Airway Homeostasis and Inflammation in Mice by SHP-1 and Th2/Th1 Signaling Pathways
Cho SH, Oh SY, Lane AP, Lee J, Oh MH, Lee S, Zheng T, Zhu Z. Regulation of Nasal Airway Homeostasis and Inflammation in Mice by SHP-1 and Th2/Th1 Signaling Pathways. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e103685. PMID: 25090641, PMCID: PMC4121172, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChemokinesEosinophiliaGelatinHomeostasisInflammationInterferon-gammaMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9MetaplasiaMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMucusNasal Lavage FluidNasal MucosaProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6RhinitisSignal TransductionTh1 CellsTh2 CellsConceptsMatrix metalloproteinasesNasal inflammationAllergic rhinitisTh1 cytokinesInflammatory cellsTh2 cytokinesNasal airwayChronic inflammatory diseaseExpression of cytokinesTh2-skewed inflammationIFN-γ geneMucus metaplasiaTh1 paradigmAirway homeostasisInflammatory mediatorsTh2 lymphocytesImmune homeostasisInflammatory diseasesViable motheaten miceInflammationTransepithelial migrationCytokinesMev miceClearance mechanismsTh2
2007
Recombinant basic fibroblast growth factor inhibits the airway hyperresponsiveness, mucus production, and lung inflammation induced by an allergen challenge
Jeon SG, Lee CG, Oh MH, Chun EY, Gho YS, Cho SH, Kim JH, Min KU, Kim YY, Kim YK, Elias JA. Recombinant basic fibroblast growth factor inhibits the airway hyperresponsiveness, mucus production, and lung inflammation induced by an allergen challenge. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2007, 119: 831-837. PMID: 17289133, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.12.653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsthma mouse modelLung inflammationBasic fibroblast growth factorAsthma phenotypesMucus productionFibroblast growth factorAllergen challengeTg miceRecombinant FGF2Therapeutic effectMouse modelWild-type control miceGrowth factorDevelopment of AHRTGF-beta1 miceRegional lymph nodesWhole-body plethysmographyDevelopment of asthmaBronchoalveolar lavage cellularityRecombinant basic fibroblast growth factorFGF2-deficient micePeriodic acid-Schiff stainingFGF2 mRNA expressionRole of FGF2Acid-Schiff staining