Adenosine mediates IL-13–induced inflammation and remodeling in the lung and interacts in an IL-13–adenosine amplification pathway
Blackburn MR, Lee CG, Young HW, Zhu Z, Chunn JL, Kang MJ, Banerjee SK, Elias JA. Adenosine mediates IL-13–induced inflammation and remodeling in the lung and interacts in an IL-13–adenosine amplification pathway. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2003, 112: 332-344. PMID: 12897202, PMCID: PMC166289, DOI: 10.1172/jci16815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-13-induced inflammationIL-13Adenosine receptorsAdenosine accumulationIL-13-induced tissue responsesADA enzyme therapyIL-13 overexpressionTh2-mediated disordersIL-13-induced increaseAmplification pathwayAdenosine deaminase activityLevels of adenosineA2A adenosine receptorsAlveolar destructionRespiratory failureMurine lungEnzyme therapyADA activityRemodeling responseImportant mediatorInflammationLungReceptorsProgressive increaseTissue response