2005
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
2003
Cytokine regulation of IL-13Rα2 and IL-13Rα1 in vivo and in vitro
Zheng T, Zhu Z, Liu W, Lee CG, Chen Q, Homer RJ, Elias JA. Cytokine regulation of IL-13Rα2 and IL-13Rα1 in vivo and in vitro. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2003, 111: 720-728. PMID: 12704349, DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.1383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-13Ralpha1 mRNAIL-13IL-13Ralpha2IL-13Ralpha1IL-4IFN-gammaRegulatory eventsTransgenic IL-13Epithelial cellsIL-13 responsesMRNA accumulationAirway epithelial cellsSites of inflammationIL-13 signalsIL-13 stimulationHigh-affinity receptorIL-10Lung fragmentsControl miceOverexpression miceIL-13Rα2Cytokine regulationIL-4RalphaIL-13Rα1Receptor subunits
2002
Cytokine Regulation of Mucus Production in a Model of Allergic Asthma
Cohn L, Whittaker L, Niu N, Homer RJ. Cytokine Regulation of Mucus Production in a Model of Allergic Asthma. Novartis Foundation Symposia 2002, 248: 201-220. PMID: 12568496, DOI: 10.1002/0470860790.ch13.BooksMeSH KeywordsAdministration, InhalationAnimalsAsthmaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCells, CulturedExocytosisGene Expression RegulationImmunizationInterferon-gammaInterferonsInterleukin-13Interleukin-13 Receptor alpha1 SubunitInterleukin-4Interleukin-5Interleukin-9Mast CellsMiceMice, TransgenicModels, AnimalMucinsMucusOvalbuminPeptide FragmentsPulmonary EosinophiliaRadiation ChimeraReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-13Receptors, Interleukin-4Respiratory SystemSignal TransductionTh1 CellsTh2 CellsConceptsAirway inflammationTh2 cellsMucus productionTh1 cellsT cell receptor transgenic CD4Airway inflammatory infiltrateDifferent lymphocyte subsetsBone marrow chimerasAbsence of interleukinAirway obstructionAllergic asthmaLymphocyte subsetsEosinophilic inflammationMucus hyperproductionInflammatory infiltrateClinical symptomsInflammatory cellsTh2 lymphocytesRecipient miceTh cellsTransgenic CD4Respiratory tractMast cellsCytokine regulationInflammation
2001
IL-11: Insights in asthma from overexpression transgenic modeling
Zheng T, Zhu Z, Wang J, Homer R, Elias J. IL-11: Insights in asthma from overexpression transgenic modeling. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2001, 108: 489-496. PMID: 11590369, DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.118510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAsthmaHumansInterleukin-11Interleukin-11 Receptor alpha SubunitMiceMice, TransgenicReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-11Respiratory SystemConceptsIL-11Potential effector functionsMajor basic proteinMurine findingsAirway obstructionSevere asthmaAsthmatic airwaysSubepithelial fibrosisMononuclear infiltrateTissue inflammationFibroblast supernatantsAlveolar developmentVirus infectionPlatelet reconstitutionEffector functionsNonrespiratory tissuesExaggerated quantitiesTransgenic miceDisease severityVariety of stimuliStructural cellsImportant stimulatorSoluble factorsTransgenic modelingEpithelial cells
1999
Th2-induced airway mucus production is dependent on IL-4Ralpha, but not on eosinophils.
Cohn L, Homer RJ, MacLeod H, Mohrs M, Brombacher F, Bottomly K. Th2-induced airway mucus production is dependent on IL-4Ralpha, but not on eosinophils. The Journal Of Immunology 1999, 162: 6178-83. PMID: 10229862, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.162.10.6178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, InhalationAnimalsAsthmaBronchiEosinophiliaEosinophilsInterleukin-13 Receptor alpha1 SubunitInterleukin-4Interleukin-5Mast CellsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMice, TransgenicMucusOvalbuminReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-13Receptors, Interleukin-4Th2 CellsConceptsMucus productionTh2 cellsAirway eosinophiliaAirway inflammationIL-4RalphaAirway mucus productionCD4 Th2 cellsAirway obstructionBAL eosinophiliaHuman asthmaticsMucus hyperproductionClinical symptomsIL-13Recipient miceTh1 cellsIL-4IL-5Respiratory tractEosinophiliaMast cellsAnimal modelsEosinophilsMarked increaseCell stimulationMucus