Transgenic Modeling of Transforming Growth Factor-β1
Lee CG, Kang HR, Homer RJ, Chupp G, Elias JA. Transgenic Modeling of Transforming Growth Factor-β1. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2006, 3: 418-423. PMID: 16799085, PMCID: PMC2658706, DOI: 10.1513/pats.200602-017aw.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue fibrosisMucus metaplasiaIL-13Alveolar remodelingSpecific chemokine receptorsTransforming Growth Factor-β1Vascular endothelial growth factorGrowth factor-β1Endothelial growth factorEosinophilic inflammationTh2 responsesVascular responsesChemokine receptorsCC chemokinesPathologic fibrosisMurine lungEpithelial apoptosisFactor-β1Transgenic miceFibrosisPotent stimulatorAdenosine metabolismIL-11Transgenic modelingInflammationAdenosine metabolism and murine strain–specific IL-4–induced inflammation, emphysema, and fibrosis
Ma B, Blackburn MR, Lee CG, Homer RJ, Liu W, Flavell RA, Boyden L, Lifton RP, Sun CX, Young HW, Elias JA. Adenosine metabolism and murine strain–specific IL-4–induced inflammation, emphysema, and fibrosis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2006, 116: 1274-1283. PMID: 16670768, PMCID: PMC1451205, DOI: 10.1172/jci26372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-4C57BL/6 miceBALB/cAirway fibrosisEosinophilic inflammationAdenosine metabolismEmphysematous alveolar destructionTissue adenosine levelsAdenosine receptor expressionIL-4 inducesAdenosine deaminase activityAlveolar destructionTh1 cytokinesC57BL/6 animalsEmphysematous destructionAdenosine levelsReceptor expressionTg animalsMurine lungMetalloproteinase-2Alveolar remodelingTissue inhibitorFibrosisInflammationPremature death