2005
ERK1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinase selectively mediates IL-13–induced lung inflammation and remodeling in vivo
Lee PJ, Zhang X, Shan P, Ma B, Lee CG, Homer RJ, Zhu Z, Rincon M, Mossman BT, Elias JA. ERK1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinase selectively mediates IL-13–induced lung inflammation and remodeling in vivo. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2005, 116: 163-173. PMID: 16374521, PMCID: PMC1319220, DOI: 10.1172/jci25711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-13-induced inflammationIL-13IL-13 expressionSTAT6-independent mannerIL-13 stimulationLung inflammationSpecific chemokinesTg miceEffector responsesSystemic administrationMMP-2Alveolar remodelingInflammationLungCritical rolePotent activationTissue effectsERK1/2 activationSTAT6ChemokinesInhibitor PD98059ERK1/2ERK1/2 mitogenRemodelingDisease
2004
The C10/CCL6 Chemokine and CCR1 Play Critical Roles in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling
Ma B, Zhu Z, Homer RJ, Gerard C, Strieter R, Elias JA. The C10/CCL6 Chemokine and CCR1 Play Critical Roles in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling. The Journal Of Immunology 2004, 172: 1872-1881. PMID: 14734772, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.3.1872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCathepsinsChemokine CCL2Chemokines, CCDown-RegulationImmune SeraInflammationInterleukin-13LungLung ComplianceLung Volume MeasurementsMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicProtease InhibitorsPulmonary AlveoliReceptors, CCR1Receptors, ChemokineUp-RegulationConceptsIL-13-induced inflammationMatrix metalloproteinase-2IL-13Potent stimulatorMMP-9Alveolar remodelingMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1Transgenic IL-13Inflammatory protein-1alphaChemoattractant protein-1Wild-type miceIL-13 stimulationPulmonary phenotypeLevels of mRNAMetalloproteinase-4Murine lungMetalloproteinase-2Tissue inhibitorInflammationTargeted null mutationCompliance alterationsPathogenesisCCL6ChemokinesProtein 1