2016
The Wnt Antagonist Dickkopf-1 Promotes Pathological Type 2 Cell-Mediated Inflammation
Chae WJ, Ehrlich AK, Chan PY, Teixeira AM, Henegariu O, Hao L, Shin JH, Park JH, Tang WH, Kim ST, Maher SE, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Shan P, Hwa J, Lee PJ, Krause DS, Rothlin CV, McMahon-Pratt D, Bothwell AL. The Wnt Antagonist Dickkopf-1 Promotes Pathological Type 2 Cell-Mediated Inflammation. Immunity 2016, 44: 246-258. PMID: 26872695, PMCID: PMC4758884, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, DermatophagoidesAntigens, ProtozoanAsthmaBlood PlateletsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCytokinesExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammationIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLeishmania majorLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicModels, AnimalPyroglyphidaeSignal TransductionTh2 CellsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesWnt ProteinsConceptsCell-mediated inflammationTh2 cell cytokine productionCell cytokine productionLeukocyte-platelet aggregatesLeukocyte infiltrationDkk-1Cytokine productionT helper 2 cellsLeishmania major infectionHouse dust miteTranscription factor c-MafAllergen challengeMajor infectionDust miteImmune responseDickkopf-1Parasitic infectionsGATA-3Pathological roleFunctional inhibitionInflammationC-MafP38 MAPKInfiltrationInfection
2010
Murine model of chronic L. (Viannia) panamensis infection: Role of IL‐13 in disease
Castilho TM, Goldsmith‐Pestana K, Lozano C, Valderrama L, Saravia NG, McMahon‐Pratt D. Murine model of chronic L. (Viannia) panamensis infection: Role of IL‐13 in disease. European Journal Of Immunology 2010, 40: 2816-2829. PMID: 20827674, PMCID: PMC3289133, DOI: 10.1002/eji.201040384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnimalsChronic DiseaseDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-13LeishmaniaLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutMiddle AgedReceptors, Interleukin-4Th1 CellsTh2 CellsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaYoung AdultConceptsL. panamensis infectionsIL-13Panamensis infectionChronic diseasesImmunodeficient miceMurine modelMixed Th1/Th2 responseBALB/c mouse modelTh1/Th2 responsePrevalent etiologic agentHuman cutaneous leishmaniasisPresence of TNFPrevention of leishmaniasisIL-17Immunological mechanismsTh2 responsesIL-10Recurrent lesionsChronic infectionEvident lesionsMice resemblesT cellsImmune responsePersistent infectionLeishmania organisms