2011
IFN-γ Acts on the Airway Epithelium To Inhibit Local and Systemic Pathology in Allergic Airway Disease
Mitchell C, Provost K, Niu N, Homer R, Cohn L. IFN-γ Acts on the Airway Epithelium To Inhibit Local and Systemic Pathology in Allergic Airway Disease. The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 187: 3815-3820. PMID: 21873527, PMCID: PMC3178669, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1100436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway epitheliumAllergic airway inflammationAllergic airway diseaseTh2 cell activationGoal of therapyProduction of IFNAdministration of medicationsSystemic side effectsAirway mucosal surfaceAirway epithelial cellsSites of inflammationIFN-γ actionAirway inflammationAirway obstructionPersistent asthmaRefractory asthmaAirway diseaseIFN-γRTh1 cellsPathological responseSystemic pathologyEffector functionsSide effectsBone marrowAsthma
2010
Airway epithelium response to IFN-γ regulates allergic airway inflammation (91.7)
Mitchell C, Provost K, Niu N, Homer R, Cohn L. Airway epithelium response to IFN-γ regulates allergic airway inflammation (91.7). The Journal Of Immunology 2010, 184: 91.7-91.7. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.184.supp.91.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAirway epithelial cellsAllergic airway inflammationAllergic airway diseaseAirway eosinophiliaAirway inflammationAirway diseaseNon-hematopoietic cellsEpithelial cellsIFN-γRIFN-γ receptor-deficient miceIFN-γR expressionReceptor-deficient miceBone marrow chimerasOVA-specific Th1Th1 cellsDeficient miceMucus productionBone marrowEpithelium responseIFNMaximal inhibitionEosinophiliaInflammationMiceInhibitory effect