A calcium-activated chloride channel (HCLCA1) is strongly related to IL-9 expression and mucus production in bronchial epithelium of patients with asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 246-250

  Toda, Masao ^a   Tulic, Meri K ^a   Levitt, Roy C ^c   Hamid, Qutayba ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Genaera Pharmaceuticals   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; HCLCA1; IL 9; Mucus

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; GLYCOCONJUGATE; INTERLEUKIN 9; INTERLEUKIN 9 RECEPTOR; MUCIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN HCLCA1; SCHIFF BASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; BRONCHUS MUCUS; CELL COUNT; CELL KINETICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0036169380     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.121555     Document Type: Article

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