2007
Increased Hyperoxia-Induced Mortality and Acute Lung Injury in IL-13 Null Mice
Bhandari V, Choo-Wing R, Homer RJ, Elias JA. Increased Hyperoxia-Induced Mortality and Acute Lung Injury in IL-13 Null Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 4993-5000. PMID: 17404281, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.8.4993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndogenous IL-13Acute lung injuryIL-13Lung injuryIL-13RNull miceHyperoxic acute lung injuryInhibition of injuryBronchoalveolar lavage fluidInduction of inflammationEndothelial cell growth factorVascular endothelial cell growth factorIL-13 locusCell growth factorTh2 inflammationLavage fluidIL-6Tissue inflammationVariety of diseasesIL-13Ralpha1Diseased lungsIL-4RalphaInflammationInjuryIL-11
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