Transgenic modelling of cytokine polarization in the lung
Dela Cruz CS, Kang M, Cho W, Lee CG. Transgenic modelling of cytokine polarization in the lung. Immunology 2010, 132: 9-17. PMID: 21091906, PMCID: PMC3015070, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2010.03376.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytokine polarizationT helper type 17 cytokinesT helper type 2T helper type 1Type 1Type 17 cytokinesHelper type 2Type 2 cytokinesHelper type 1Human lung diseasesVariety of cytokinesCytokine milieuPulmonary inflammationEnvironmental allergensLung diseaseTissue phenotypeInjury modelT-betCommon siteCertain cytokinesEffector functionsTransgenic miceIndividual cytokinesPathophysiological consequencesType 2Th2 LCR is essential for regulation of Th2 cytokine genes and for pathogenesis of allergic asthma
Koh BH, Hwang SS, Kim JY, Lee W, Kang MJ, Lee CG, Park JW, Flavell RA, Lee GR. Th2 LCR is essential for regulation of Th2 cytokine genes and for pathogenesis of allergic asthma. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 10614-10619. PMID: 20483988, PMCID: PMC2890814, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1005383107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 T cellsAllergic asthmaTh2 cytokine genesCytokine genesKO miceT cellsNaïve CD4 T cellsLung airway inflammationSerum IgE levelsBronchoalveolar lavage fluidRecruitment of eosinophilsWild-type miceAirway hyperresponsivenessOvalbumin challengeAirway inflammationIgE levelsLavage fluidTh2 cytokinesAirway wallMucus productionMouse modelAsthmaMarked reductionCre-loxP recombinationMice