IL-11 Receptor α in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling
Chen Q, Rabach L, Noble P, Zheng T, Lee CG, Homer RJ, Elias JA. IL-11 Receptor α in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 174: 2305-2313. PMID: 15699166, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.4.2305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChemokines, CCFibroblastsHyaluronic AcidHyperoxiaInflammationInterleukin-11Interleukin-11 Receptor alpha SubunitInterleukin-13Interleukin-13 Receptor alpha1 SubunitLungMatrix MetalloproteinasesMetaplasiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMucinsProtein SubunitsPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary FibrosisReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-11Receptors, Interleukin-13Respiratory InsufficiencySignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsIL-13-induced inflammationIL-13IL-11IL-11RalphaIL-13-induced tissue responsesPotent stimulatorTransgenic IL-13Tissue effectsWild-type miceHyaluronic acid accumulationMucus metaplasiaTh2 inflammationRespiratory failureInflammatory disordersGob-5Major stimulatorCC chemokinesMyofibroblast accumulationInflammationTransgenic miceAlveolar remodelingReceptor αMatrix metalloproteinasesMiceDependent pathway