Role of IL-4, IL-13, and STAT6 in inflammation-induced hypercontractility of murine smooth muscle cells

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 282, Issue 2 45-2, 2002, Pages

  Akiho, Hirotada ^a   Blennerhassett, Patricia ^a   Deng, Yikang ^a   Collins, Stephen M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Intestine; Motility

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; STAT6 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; JEJUNUM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

EID: 0036083817     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2002.282.2.g226     Document Type: Article

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