2011
IFN-γ Acts on the Airway Epithelium To Inhibit Local and Systemic Pathology in Allergic Airway Disease
Mitchell C, Provost K, Niu N, Homer R, Cohn L. IFN-γ Acts on the Airway Epithelium To Inhibit Local and Systemic Pathology in Allergic Airway Disease. The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 187: 3815-3820. PMID: 21873527, PMCID: PMC3178669, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1100436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway epitheliumAllergic airway inflammationAllergic airway diseaseTh2 cell activationGoal of therapyProduction of IFNAdministration of medicationsSystemic side effectsAirway mucosal surfaceAirway epithelial cellsSites of inflammationIFN-γ actionAirway inflammationAirway obstructionPersistent asthmaRefractory asthmaAirway diseaseIFN-γRTh1 cellsPathological responseSystemic pathologyEffector functionsSide effectsBone marrowAsthma
1997
Induction of Airway Mucus Production By T Helper 2 (Th2) Cells: A Critical Role For Interleukin 4 In Cell Recruitment But Not Mucus Production
Cohn L, Homer R, Marinov A, Rankin J, Bottomly K. Induction of Airway Mucus Production By T Helper 2 (Th2) Cells: A Critical Role For Interleukin 4 In Cell Recruitment But Not Mucus Production. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1997, 186: 1737-1747. PMID: 9362533, PMCID: PMC2199146, DOI: 10.1084/jem.186.10.1737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTh2 cellsMucus productionAirway inflammationIL-4Asthmatic patientsCell recruitmentOVA-specific Th2 cellsT helper 2 cellsIL-4-deficient miceAirway mucus productionOVA-specific TCRRole of Th1CD4 T cellsImportant clinical symptomInduction of inflammationTh2 cell recruitmentCD4 Th1Airway biopsiesClinical symptomsTh1 cellsTNF-alphaT cellsInterleukin-4Effector functionsMucus secretion