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Baohua Zhou, Comeau, Michael R., de Smedt, Thibaut, Liggitt, H. Denny, Dahl, Martin E., Lewis, David B., Gyarmati, Dora, Theingi Aye, Campbell, Daniel J., Ziegler, Steven F. |
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Nature Immunology; Oct2005, Vol. 6 Issue 10, p1047-1053, 7p, 8 Diagrams |
| Abstrakt: |
The cytokine thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) has been linked to human allergic inflammatory diseases. We show here that TSLP expression was increased in the lungs of mice with antigen-induced asthma, whereas TSLP receptor–deficient mice had considerably attenuated disease. Lung-specific expression of a Tslp transgene induced airway inflammation and hyperreactivity characterized by T helper type 2 cytokines and increased immunoglobulin E. The lungs of Tslp-transgenic mice showed massive infiltration of leukocytes, goblet cell hyperplasia and subepithelial fibrosis. TSLP was capable of activating bone marrow–derived dendritic cells to upregulate costimulatory molecules and produce the T helper type 2 cell–attracting chemokine CCL17. These findings suggest that TSLP is an important factor necessary and sufficient for the initiation of allergic airway inflammation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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