2007
Airway Epithelial STAT3 Is Required for Allergic Inflammation in a Murine Model of Asthma
Simeone-Penney MC, Severgnini M, Tu P, Homer RJ, Mariani TJ, Cohn L, Simon AR. Airway Epithelial STAT3 Is Required for Allergic Inflammation in a Murine Model of Asthma. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 6191-6199. PMID: 17475846, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.10.6191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHouse dust miteAirway epitheliumAllergic inflammationRole of STAT3Murine modelNovel asthma therapiesSignificant decreaseSTAT3 activationTh2 cell recruitmentAcute phase responseWild-type animalsAirway hyperresponsivenessAirway eosinophiliaAirway inflammationAllergic asthmaAsthma therapyChronic asthmaLung inflammationC57BL/6 miceAllergic responsesDust miteEpithelial STAT3Immune cellsSmooth muscleSTAT3 transcription factorA 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
2006
Role of 5-Lipoxygenase in IL-13-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation and Remodeling
Shim YM, Zhu Z, Zheng T, Lee CG, Homer RJ, Ma B, Elias JA. Role of 5-Lipoxygenase in IL-13-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation and Remodeling. The Journal Of Immunology 2006, 177: 1918-1924. PMID: 16849505, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.3.1918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArachidonate 5-LipoxygenaseChronic DiseaseDinoprostoneInflammationInterleukin-13LeukotrienesLungMatrix Metalloproteinase 12MetalloendopeptidasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary FibrosisSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsIL-13-induced inflammationIL-13Transgenic IL-13Activation of TGFMatrix metalloproteinase-12Th2 inflammationPulmonary inflammationC57BL/6 miceChronic inflammationCysteinyl LTsFibrotic responseLevels of mRNATissue fibrosisLT metabolismInflammationAlveolar remodelingReceptor 1Metalloproteinase-12Pathway activationExaggerated levelsOptimal stimulationCytosolic phospholipasePathogenesisActivation pathwayRemodeling
2001
Airway Inflammation and Remodeling in Asthma
ZHU Z, LEE C, ZHENG T, CHUPP G, WANG J, HOMER R, NOBLE P, HAMID Q, ELIAS J. Airway Inflammation and Remodeling in Asthma. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2001, 164: s67-s70. PMID: 11734470, DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.supplement_2.2106070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway fibrosisAsthmatic airwaysIL-11IL-13Asthma-like inflammationExaggerated cytokine productionImportance of airwayMucin gene expressionHyaluronic acid accumulationAirway healingAsthmatic tissuesSevere airwayAirway inflammationAirway remodelingAsthmatic subjectsSubepithelial fibrosisAsthma phenotypesCytokine productionMurine airwaysMucous metaplasiaAirwayTransgenic miceNatural historyInterleukin-11Fibrosis