Expression of the proapoptotic protein Bax is reduced in bronchial mucous cells of asthmatic subjects

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 294, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Schwalm, Kurt ^a   Stevens, Junko F ^b   Jiang, Zeyu ^c   Schuyler, Mark R ^c   Schrader, Ron ^c   Randell, Scott H ^d   Green, Francis H Y ^e   Tesfaigzi, Yohannes ^a  

^a LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bcl 2 family of proteins; Epithelial cell apoptosis; Lung airway epithelia; Mucous cell hyperplasia; Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INTERLEUKIN 13; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BAX; IL9 PROTEIN, HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN 9; MUCIN; MUCIN 5AC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUCUS SECRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA ISOLATION; TH2 CELL; AUTOPSY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRONCHUS; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA;

ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BRONCHI; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-13; INTERLEUKIN-9; MUCINS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 48949119340     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00424.2007     Document Type: Article

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