2010
Airway epithelium response to IFN-γ regulates allergic airway inflammation (91.7)
Mitchell C, Provost K, Niu N, Homer R, Cohn L. Airway epithelium response to IFN-γ regulates allergic airway inflammation (91.7). The Journal Of Immunology 2010, 184: 91.7-91.7. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.184.supp.91.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAirway epithelial cellsAllergic airway inflammationAllergic airway diseaseAirway eosinophiliaAirway inflammationAirway diseaseNon-hematopoietic cellsEpithelial cellsIFN-γRIFN-γ receptor-deficient miceIFN-γR expressionReceptor-deficient miceBone marrow chimerasOVA-specific Th1Th1 cellsDeficient miceMucus productionBone marrowEpithelium responseIFNMaximal inhibitionEosinophiliaInflammationMiceInhibitory effect
2004
Airway hyper‐reactivity mediated by B‐1 cell immunoglobulin M antibody generating complement C5a at 1 day post‐immunization in a murine hapten model of non‐atopic asthma
Kawikova I, Paliwal V, Szczepanik M, Itakura A, Fukui M, Campos RA, Geba GP, Homer RJ, Iliopoulou BP, Pober JS, Tsuji RF, Askenase PW. Airway hyper‐reactivity mediated by B‐1 cell immunoglobulin M antibody generating complement C5a at 1 day post‐immunization in a murine hapten model of non‐atopic asthma. Immunology 2004, 113: 234-245. PMID: 15379984, PMCID: PMC1782564, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2004.01936.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirflow obstructionImmune cellsC5a receptor-deficient miceSubsequent airway challengeNon-atopic asthmaReceptor-deficient miceImmunoglobulin M antibodiesIgM-producing cellsWild-type miceIgM monoclonal antibodyAirway reactivityHapten challengeHapten modelAirway challengeMethacholine challengeAsthma modelSkin immunizationLymph nodesNaive miceNaïve recipientsM antibodiesDays postimmunizationSubsequent airwayMale miceComplement C5a