2023
Differences in Mortality Among Patients With Asthma and COPD Hospitalized With COVID-19
Liu Y, Rajeevan H, Simonov M, Lee S, Wilson F, Desir G, Vinetz J, Yan X, Wang Z, Clark B, Possick J, Price C, Lutchmansingh D, Ortega H, Zaeh S, Gomez J, Cohn L, Gautam S, Chupp G. Differences in Mortality Among Patients With Asthma and COPD Hospitalized With COVID-19. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology In Practice 2023, 11: 3383-3390.e3. PMID: 37454926, PMCID: PMC10787810, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseType 2 inflammationCOVID-19 severitySOFA scoreAirway diseaseNoneosinophilic asthmaSequential Organ Failure Assessment scoreOrgan Failure Assessment scoreSevere coronavirus disease 2019Higher SOFA scoreMedian SOFA scoreRetrospective cohort studyObstructive pulmonary diseaseOdds of mortalityLower SOFA scoresCells/μLCOVID-19 outcomesCoronavirus disease 2019Logistic regression analysisCOVID-19Clinical confoundersAsthma patientsCohort studyImmunological factorsClinical features
2007
A Novel Pathway That Regulates Inflammatory Disease in the Respiratory Tract
Niu N, Le Goff MK, Li F, Rahman M, Homer RJ, Cohn L. A Novel Pathway That Regulates Inflammatory Disease in the Respiratory Tract. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 3846-3855. PMID: 17339484, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.6.3846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway inflammationInflammatory diseasesRespiratory tractTh2-induced airway inflammationChronic airway inflammatory diseaseLymphocyte-deficient miceState of immunosuppressionAcute airway inflammationAirway inflammatory diseasesEffector Th cellsTh2 cells resultsAirway hyperresponsivenessInflammation wanesTh2 modelEffector Th1Respiratory illnessTh cellsInhalational exposureInflammationInhibitory effectSuch diseasesDiseaseStriking inhibitionTh1Localized treatment
1999
T Helper 1 Cells and Interferon γ Regulate Allergic Airway Inflammation and Mucus Production
Cohn L, Homer R, Niu N, Bottomly K. T Helper 1 Cells and Interferon γ Regulate Allergic Airway Inflammation and Mucus Production. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1999, 190: 1309-1318. PMID: 10544202, PMCID: PMC2195688, DOI: 10.1084/jem.190.9.1309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTh1 cellsTh2 cellsMucus productionAirway eosinophiliaIFN-gammaRecipient miceAirway inflammationIFN-gamma receptor signalingT helper type 1T helper 1 cellsAllergic airway inflammationTh2 cytokine secretionHelper type 1Different inhibitory pathwaysAsthmatic patientsPathologic featuresCytokine secretionInflammatory responseRespiratory tractEosinophiliaInhibitory pathwaysMouse modelInflammationType 1Marked reductionInhibition of Allergic Inflammation in a Murine Model of Asthma by Expression of a Dominant-Negative Mutant of GATA-3
Zhang D, Yang L, Cohn L, Parkyn L, Homer R, Ray P, Ray A. Inhibition of Allergic Inflammation in a Murine Model of Asthma by Expression of a Dominant-Negative Mutant of GATA-3. Immunity 1999, 11: 473-482. PMID: 10549629, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80122-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAerosolsAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAsthmaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug HypersensitivityEosinophiliaGATA3 Transcription FactorGene Expression RegulationGenes, DominantImmunizationImmunoglobulin EInflammationInterleukin-13Interleukin-4Interleukin-5LungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMucusMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOvalbuminTh2 CellsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsCytokines IL-4GATA-3IL-13IL-4IL-5Th2 cytokines IL-4Pathogenesis of asthmaTreatment of asthmaTranscription factor GATA-3Potential therapeutic targetAirway eosinophiliaTh2 responsesAllergic inflammationAllergic diseasesTh2 cytokinesT-cell-specific fashionTh1 cellsIgE synthesisTh2 cellsMucus productionMurine modelTherapeutic targetTransgenic miceAsthmaDominant negative mutant
1998
Essential Role of Nuclear Factor κB in the Induction of Eosinophilia in Allergic Airway Inflammation
Yang L, Cohn L, Zhang D, Homer R, Ray A, Ray P. Essential Role of Nuclear Factor κB in the Induction of Eosinophilia in Allergic Airway Inflammation. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1998, 188: 1739-1750. PMID: 9802985, PMCID: PMC2212522, DOI: 10.1084/jem.188.9.1739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigensAsthmaBase SequenceChemokine CCL11Chemokines, CCCytokinesDNA PrimersEosinophiliaGene ExpressionInflammationIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Interleukin-4Interleukin-5LungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BNF-kappa B p50 SubunitOvalbuminReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTh2 CellsVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsAirway inflammationEosinophil-rich airway inflammationTh2 cytokine interleukin-5Adhesion molecules VCAM-1Chemokine macrophage inflammatory proteinCell adhesion molecule VCAM-1Allergic airway inflammationEosinophilic airway inflammationT cell primingPathogenesis of asthmaT helper 2T cell recruitmentInduction of eosinophiliaMacrophage inflammatory proteinCytokines interleukin-5Wild-type miceSites of inflammationNuclear factor κBAllergic asthmaAsthmatic airwaysHelper 2Cell primingInflammatory proteinMIP-1betaExtravasation of eosinophils