2008
Endogenous IL-11 Signaling Is Essential in Th2- and IL-13–Induced Inflammation and Mucus Production
Lee CG, Hartl D, Matsuura H, Dunlop FM, Scotney PD, Fabri LJ, Nash AD, Chen NY, Tang CY, Chen Q, Homer RJ, Baca M, Elias JA. Endogenous IL-11 Signaling Is Essential in Th2- and IL-13–Induced Inflammation and Mucus Production. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2008, 39: 739-746. PMID: 18617680, PMCID: PMC2586049, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2008-0053oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-13 productionMucus productionIL-11Th2 inflammationIL-11RalphaAerosol antigen challengeAirway mucus productionBronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) inflammationPulmonary Th2 responsesLevels of IgEIL-13 responsesEndogenous IL-11Null mutant miceBAL inflammationMucus metaplasiaEosinophilic inflammationTh2 responsesAntigen challengeIL-11 receptorWT miceTh2 cytokinesIntraperitoneal administrationInflammationMucus responseMurine lung
2005
IL-11 Receptor α in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling
Chen Q, Rabach L, Noble P, Zheng T, Lee CG, Homer RJ, Elias JA. IL-11 Receptor α in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 174: 2305-2313. PMID: 15699166, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.4.2305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChemokines, CCFibroblastsHyaluronic AcidHyperoxiaInflammationInterleukin-11Interleukin-11 Receptor alpha SubunitInterleukin-13Interleukin-13 Receptor alpha1 SubunitLungMatrix MetalloproteinasesMetaplasiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMucinsProtein SubunitsPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary FibrosisReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-11Receptors, Interleukin-13Respiratory InsufficiencySignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsIL-13-induced inflammationIL-13IL-11IL-11RalphaIL-13-induced tissue responsesPotent stimulatorTransgenic IL-13Tissue effectsWild-type miceHyaluronic acid accumulationMucus metaplasiaTh2 inflammationRespiratory failureInflammatory disordersGob-5Major stimulatorCC chemokinesMyofibroblast accumulationInflammationTransgenic miceAlveolar remodelingReceptor αMatrix metalloproteinasesMiceDependent pathway
2001
IL-11: Insights in asthma from overexpression transgenic modeling
Zheng T, Zhu Z, Wang J, Homer R, Elias J. IL-11: Insights in asthma from overexpression transgenic modeling. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2001, 108: 489-496. PMID: 11590369, DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.118510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAsthmaHumansInterleukin-11Interleukin-11 Receptor alpha SubunitMiceMice, TransgenicReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-11Respiratory SystemConceptsIL-11Potential effector functionsMajor basic proteinMurine findingsAirway obstructionSevere asthmaAsthmatic airwaysSubepithelial fibrosisMononuclear infiltrateTissue inflammationFibroblast supernatantsAlveolar developmentVirus infectionPlatelet reconstitutionEffector functionsNonrespiratory tissuesExaggerated quantitiesTransgenic miceDisease severityVariety of stimuliStructural cellsImportant stimulatorSoluble factorsTransgenic modelingEpithelial cells