Airway Exposure Levels of Lipopolysaccharide Determine Type 1 versus Type 2 Experimental Asthma
Kim YK, Oh SY, Jeon SG, Park HW, Lee SY, Chun EY, Bang B, Lee HS, Oh MH, Kim YS, Kim JH, Gho YS, Cho SH, Min KU, Kim YY, Zhu Z. Airway Exposure Levels of Lipopolysaccharide Determine Type 1 versus Type 2 Experimental Asthma. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 5375-5382. PMID: 17404323, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.8.5375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsAsthmaBronchial HyperreactivityFemaleHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-12LipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedOvalbuminReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSTAT4 Transcription FactorTh1 CellsTh2 CellsTransforming Growth Factor beta1Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsHigh-dose LPSLow-dose LPSAsthma phenotypesAdaptive immune responsesImmune responseAirway hyperresponsivenessAllergen sensitizationTNF-alpha receptor-deficient miceType 1IFN-gamma-deficient miceSevere asthma patientsReceptor-deficient miceAllergen-specific IgEExposure levelsIL-12 expressionTNF-alpha expressionIFN-gamma expressionLow LPS levelsNoneosinophilic inflammationAirway inflammationAllergic asthmaNeutrophilic inflammationSevere asthmaAirway exposureAsthma patientsRecombinant 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