2001
IL-4 Promotes Airway Eosinophilia by Suppressing IFN-γ Production: Defining a Novel Role for IFN-γ in the Regulation of Allergic Airway Inflammation
Cohn L, Herrick C, Niu N, Homer R, Bottomly K. IL-4 Promotes Airway Eosinophilia by Suppressing IFN-γ Production: Defining a Novel Role for IFN-γ in the Regulation of Allergic Airway Inflammation. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 166: 2760-2767. PMID: 11160342, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.4.2760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, CutaneousAdministration, IntranasalAdoptive TransferAnimalsBone Marrow CellsBone Marrow TransplantationBronchiCell MovementDown-RegulationEosinophilsFemaleHematopoietic Stem CellsInflammationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-13Interleukin-4Interleukin-5MaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicOvalbuminPulmonary EosinophiliaReceptors, InterferonRespiratory HypersensitivityTh2 CellsUp-RegulationConceptsAirway eosinophiliaIL-4IFN-gammaTh2 cellsAirway eosinophilsIL-5Allergic airway inflammationIFN-γ productionTh2 cell generationAirway inflammationEosinophilic inflammationLung eosinophiliaLung parenchymalTh2 cytokinesIntranasal administrationRespiratory tractLung tissueCounterregulatory effectsEosinophiliaCell transferEosinophilsHemopoietic cellsInflammationAirwayIFN
1999
Inhibition 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
1997
Transcription Factor GATA-3 Is Differentially Expressed in Murine Th1 and Th2 Cells and Controls Th2-specific Expression of the Interleukin-5 Gene*
Zhang D, Cohn L, Ray P, Bottomly K, Ray A. Transcription Factor GATA-3 Is Differentially Expressed in Murine Th1 and Th2 Cells and Controls Th2-specific Expression of the Interleukin-5 Gene*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 21597-21603. PMID: 9261181, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.34.21597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsClone CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsDown-RegulationGATA3 Transcription FactorGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHeLa CellsHumansInterleukin-5Lymphocyte ActivationMiceNFATC Transcription FactorsNuclear ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, MessengerSpleenTh1 CellsTh2 CellsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription Factor AP-1Transcription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTranscriptional ActivationUp-RegulationConceptsGene expressionPromoter activationTranscription factor GATA-3Th2 cellsTh1 cellsGATA-3 sitesGATA-3 activityInterleukin-5 geneGATA-3GATA-3 proteinIL-5 promoterIL-5 geneTh2-specific expressionEctopic expressionMolecular basisInterleukin-5T cell receptor transgenic miceT helper 2 cellsReceptor transgenic miceTh2-type cytokinesTreatment of asthmaT helper cellsGATA-3 gene expressionDevelopment of eosinophiliaEL-4 cells