Enhanced expression of eotaxin and CCR3 mRNA and protein in atopic asthma. Association with airway hyperresponsiveness and predominant co-localization of eotaxin mRNA to bronchial epithelial and endothelial cells

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3507-3516

  Ying, Sun ^a   Robinson, Douglas S ^a   Meng, Qiu ^a   Rottman, James ^b   Kennedy, Russ ^b   Ringler, Douglas J ^b   Mackay, Charles R ^b   Daugherty, Bruce L ^c   Springer, Martin S ^c   Durham, Stephen R ^a   Williams, Timothy J ^a   Kay, A Barry ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; CCR3; Eotaxin

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3 RECEPTOR; CYTOKERATIN; EOTAXIN; HISTAMINE; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RNA PROBE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; CHEMOKINES, CC; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS, EOSINOPHIL; CYTOKINES; ENDOTHELIUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, CHEMOKINE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0031445441     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830271252     Document Type: Article

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