2004
The C10/CCL6 Chemokine and CCR1 Play Critical Roles in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling
Ma B, Zhu Z, Homer RJ, Gerard C, Strieter R, Elias JA. The C10/CCL6 Chemokine and CCR1 Play Critical Roles in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling. The Journal Of Immunology 2004, 172: 1872-1881. PMID: 14734772, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.3.1872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCathepsinsChemokine CCL2Chemokines, CCDown-RegulationImmune SeraInflammationInterleukin-13LungLung ComplianceLung Volume MeasurementsMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicProtease InhibitorsPulmonary AlveoliReceptors, CCR1Receptors, ChemokineUp-RegulationConceptsIL-13-induced inflammationMatrix metalloproteinase-2IL-13Potent stimulatorMMP-9Alveolar remodelingMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1Transgenic IL-13Inflammatory protein-1alphaChemoattractant protein-1Wild-type miceIL-13 stimulationPulmonary phenotypeLevels of mRNAMetalloproteinase-4Murine lungMetalloproteinase-2Tissue inhibitorInflammationTargeted null mutationCompliance alterationsPathogenesisCCL6ChemokinesProtein 1
2000
Endogenous and Exogenous IL-6 Inhibit Aeroallergen-Induced Th2 Inflammation
Wang J, Homer R, Chen Q, Elias J. Endogenous and Exogenous IL-6 Inhibit Aeroallergen-Induced Th2 Inflammation. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 165: 4051-4061. PMID: 11034416, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.7.4051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntranasalAerosolsAllergensAnimalsBronchial HyperreactivityChemokinesCytokinesGene Expression RegulationInflammationInterleukin-6LungMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred CBAMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicOvalbuminPlethysmography, Whole BodyPulmonary EosinophiliaRNA, MessengerTh2 CellsVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsIL-6Wild-type miceIL-13 proteinTh2 inflammationBronchoalveolar lavageIL-4IL-5IFN-gammaSensitized wild-type miceIL-6-deficient miceMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1Exaggerated airway responseTh2-dominated inflammationBALB/c backgroundInflammatory protein-1alphaChemoattractant protein-1IL-6 productionExogenous IL-6Endothelial VCAM-1Airway responsesAirway responsivenessAsthmatic airwaysExaggerated inflammationDeficient miceVCAM-1