2002
IL-13-Induced Chemokine Responses in the Lung: Role of CCR2 in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling
Zhu Z, Ma B, Zheng T, Homer RJ, Lee CG, Charo IF, Noble P, Elias JA. IL-13-Induced Chemokine Responses in the Lung: Role of CCR2 in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling. The Journal Of Immunology 2002, 168: 2953-2962. PMID: 11884467, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.6.2953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCells, CulturedChemokine CCL2Chemokines, CCEndopeptidasesHyaluronic AcidInflammationInterleukin-13LungLung ComplianceMetaplasiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMinkMucusPhenotypeProtease InhibitorsPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary FibrosisReceptors, CCR2Receptors, ChemokineRespiratory InsufficiencyRespiratory MucosaRNA, MessengerTotal Lung CapacityTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsMonocyte chemotactic proteinTransgenic IL-13IL-13Potent stimulatorIL-13 transgenic miceIL-13-induced inflammationSecretory leukocyte proteinase inhibitorRole of CCR2Macrophage-derived chemokineActivation-regulated chemokineMacrophage inflammatory proteinHyaluronic acid accumulationPathogenesis of humanMucus metaplasiaCCR2 deficiencyRespiratory failureChemokine responsesPulmonary inflammationLung complianceMIP-2Lavage fluidMIP-1betaEotaxin-2MCP-1MIP-3alpha
1998
Essential Role of Nuclear Factor κB in the Induction of Eosinophilia in Allergic Airway Inflammation
Yang L, Cohn L, Zhang D, Homer R, Ray A, Ray P. Essential Role of Nuclear Factor κB in the Induction of Eosinophilia in Allergic Airway Inflammation. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1998, 188: 1739-1750. PMID: 9802985, PMCID: PMC2212522, DOI: 10.1084/jem.188.9.1739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigensAsthmaBase SequenceChemokine CCL11Chemokines, CCCytokinesDNA PrimersEosinophiliaGene ExpressionInflammationIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Interleukin-4Interleukin-5LungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BNF-kappa B p50 SubunitOvalbuminReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTh2 CellsVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsAirway inflammationEosinophil-rich airway inflammationTh2 cytokine interleukin-5Adhesion molecules VCAM-1Chemokine macrophage inflammatory proteinCell adhesion molecule VCAM-1Allergic airway inflammationEosinophilic airway inflammationT cell primingPathogenesis of asthmaT helper 2T cell recruitmentInduction of eosinophiliaMacrophage inflammatory proteinCytokines interleukin-5Wild-type miceSites of inflammationNuclear factor κBAllergic asthmaAsthmatic airwaysHelper 2Cell primingInflammatory proteinMIP-1betaExtravasation of eosinophils