NFAT1 transcription factor regulates pulmonary allergic inflammation and airway responsiveness

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-75

  Fonseca, Bruna P F ^a   Olsen, Priscilla C ^b   Coelho, Luciana P ^b   Ferreira, Tatiana P T ^b   Souza, Heitor S ^c   Martins, Marco A ^b   Viola, João P B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergic inflammation; Asthma; Immune response; Lung; NFAT

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE; SEROTONIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR;

AIRWAY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PNEUMONIA; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TH2 CELL; ANIMAL; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; C57BL MOUSE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG LAVAGE; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

MUS;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NFATC TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PNEUMONIA; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 58149355769     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2007-0102OC     Document Type: Article

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