Chitin stimulates expression of acidic mammalian chitinase and eotaxin-3 by human sinonasal epithelial cells in vitro

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-14

  Lalaker, Ashley ^a   Nkrumah, Louis ^a   Lee, Won Kyung ^a   Ramanathan Jr , Murugappan ^a   Lane, Andrew P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic mammalian chitinase; Cell culture; Chitin; Eosinophils; Epithelial cell; Rhinitis; Rhinosinusitis; Sinonasal; Th2

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC MAMMALIAN CHITINASE; CHITIN; CHITINASE; EOTAXIN 3; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; THYMIC STROMAL LYMPHOPOIETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; NOSE POLYP; PARANASAL SINUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHINOSINUSITIS; RNA EXTRACTION;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHEMOKINES, CC; CHITIN; CHITINASE; EOSINOPHILS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ETHMOID SINUSITIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; NASAL MUCOSA; RHINITIS; RNA; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 69749098523     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3256     Document Type: Article

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