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
2009
Cutting Edge: Limiting MHC Class II Expression to Dendritic Cells Alters the Ability to Develop Th2- Dependent Allergic Airway Inflammation
Niu N, Laufer T, Homer RJ, Cohn L. Cutting Edge: Limiting MHC Class II Expression to Dendritic Cells Alters the Ability to Develop Th2- Dependent Allergic Airway Inflammation. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 183: 1523-1527. PMID: 19596982, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic airway inflammationMHC class II expressionAirway inflammationDendritic cellsClass II expressionTh2 generationTh2 immunityTh2-dependent allergic airway inflammationTh1 immune responseIFN-gamma productionAirway neutrophiliaTh2 primingRespiratory tractTh2 cellsImmune responseClass II signalsInflammationTh2 recruitmentMice resultsMiceCells altersImmunityActivationCellsNeutrophilia
2006
Differential expression of chitinases identify subsets of murine airway epithelial cells in allergic inflammation
Homer RJ, Zhu Z, Cohn L, Lee CG, White WI, Chen S, Elias JA. Differential expression of chitinases identify subsets of murine airway epithelial cells in allergic inflammation. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2006, 291: l502-l511. PMID: 16556727, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00364.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway epithelial cellsAllergic inflammationEpithelial cellsT-helper 2 inflammationClara cell secretory proteinProximal airway epithelial cellsDistal airway epitheliumMammalian chitinase familyMurine airway epithelial cellsIL-13 signalingProduction of mucusExpression of FOXA2Th1 inflammationTh2 inflammationDistal cellsAcidic mammalian chitinaseDistal airwaysPositive molecular markersAirway epitheliumInflammationAlveolar macrophagesProtein-expressing cellsMicrofilarial sheathMammalian chitinaseAMCase
2004
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induces remodeling and enhances TH2-mediated sensitization and inflammation in the lung
Lee CG, Link H, Baluk P, Homer RJ, Chapoval S, Bhandari V, Kang MJ, Cohn L, Kim YK, McDonald DM, Elias JA. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induces remodeling and enhances TH2-mediated sensitization and inflammation in the lung. Nature Medicine 2004, 10: 1095-1103. PMID: 15378055, PMCID: PMC3434232, DOI: 10.1038/nm1105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTh2 inflammationAntigen sensitizationT helper type 2 cellsAntigen-induced inflammationAsthma-like phenotypeType 2 cellsRole of VEGFMucus metaplasiaDendritic cellsAsthmatic lungCytokine productionTh1 cellsVascular remodelingInflammationTransgenic micePhysiologic dysregulationMyocyte hyperplasiaExaggerated levelsVEGFEpithelial cellsSensitizationAsthmaTh2VEGF regulationLung
1999
T Helper 1 Cells and Interferon γ Regulate Allergic Airway Inflammation and Mucus Production
Cohn L, Homer R, Niu N, Bottomly K. T Helper 1 Cells and Interferon γ Regulate Allergic Airway Inflammation and Mucus Production. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1999, 190: 1309-1318. PMID: 10544202, PMCID: PMC2195688, DOI: 10.1084/jem.190.9.1309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTh1 cellsTh2 cellsMucus productionAirway eosinophiliaIFN-gammaRecipient miceAirway inflammationIFN-gamma receptor signalingT helper type 1T helper 1 cellsAllergic airway inflammationTh2 cytokine secretionHelper type 1Different inhibitory pathwaysAsthmatic patientsPathologic featuresCytokine secretionInflammatory responseRespiratory tractEosinophiliaInhibitory pathwaysMouse modelInflammationType 1Marked reduction