The “classical” ovalbumin challenge model of asthma in mice

RK Kumar, C Herbert, PS Foster - Current drug targets, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Ovalbumin challenge models of asthma offer many opportunities for increasing our
understanding of the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying this disease, as well as for …

Modeling TH2 responses and airway inflammation to understand fundamental mechanisms regulating the pathogenesis of asthma

PS Foster, S Maltby, HF Rosenberg… - Immunological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we highlight experiments conducted in our laboratories that have elucidated
functional roles for CD 4+ T‐helper type‐2 lymphocytes (TH 2 cells), their associated …

MicroRNA-21 is up-regulated in allergic airway inflammation and regulates IL-12p35 expression

TX Lu, A Munitz, ME Rothenberg - The Journal of Immunology, 2009 - journals.aai.org
Allergic airway inflammation is characterized by marked in situ changes in gene and protein
expression, yet the role of microRNAs (miRNAs), a new family of key mRNA regulatory …

IL-9–and mast cell–mediated intestinal permeability predisposes to oral antigen hypersensitivity

EE Forbes, K Groschwitz, JP Abonia… - The Journal of …, 2008 - rupress.org
Previous mouse and clinical studies demonstrate a link between Th2 intestinal inflammation
and induction of the effector phase of food allergy. However, the mechanism by which …

Zinc metabolism in airway epithelium and airway inflammation: basic mechanisms and clinical targets. A review

PD Zalewski, AQ Truong-Tran, D Grosser… - Pharmacology & …, 2005 - Elsevier
In addition to basic housekee** roles in metalloenzymes and transcription factors, dietary
zinc (Zn) is an important immunoregulatory agent, growth cofactor, and cytoprotectant with …

[HTML][HTML] Interleukin-13 signaling and its role in asthma

EL Rael, RF Lockey - World Allergy Organization Journal, 2011 - Elsevier
Asthma affects nearly 300 million people worldwide. The majority respond to inhaled
corticosteroid treatment with or without beta-adrenergic agonists. However, a subset of 5 to …

Cytokine/anti‐cytokine therapy–novel treatments for asthma?

PM Hansbro, GE Kaiko… - British journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways and there are no preventions or
cures. Inflammatory cells through the secretion of cytokines and pro‐inflammatory molecules …

Interleukin-4 receptor signaling pathways in asthma pathogenesis

TA Chatila - Trends in molecular medicine, 2004 - cell.com
Asthma is a chronic allergic inflammatory disease, the initiation and progression of which is
dependent on the cytokines interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 acting through related receptor …

Altered expression of microRNA in the airway wall in chronic asthma: miR-126 as a potential therapeutic target

A Collison, C Herbert, JS Siegle, J Mattes… - BMC pulmonary …, 2011 - Springer
Background The role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in regulating gene expression is currently an
area of intense interest. Relatively little is known, however, about the role of miRNAs in …

Regulation of found in inflammatory zone 1 expression in bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis: role of IL-4/IL-13 and mediation via STAT-6

T Liu, H **, M Ullenbruch, B Hu… - The Journal of …, 2004 - journals.aai.org
Found in inflammatory zone (FIZZ) 1, also known as resistin-like molecule α, belongs to a
novel class of cysteine-rich secreted protein family, named FIZZ/resistin-like molecule, with …