Epithelial interleukin-25 is a key mediator in Th2-high, corticosteroid-responsive asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 639-648

  Cheng, Dan ^a,b   Xue, Zheng ^a   Yi, Lingling ^a,b   Shi, Huimin ^a,b   Zhang, Kan ^a,b   Huo, Xiaorong ^a,b   Bonser, Luke R ^c   Zhao, Jianping ^a,b   Xu, Yongjian ^a,b   Erle, David J ^c   Zhen, Guohua ^a,b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; IL 25; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 25; INTERLEUKIN 33; THYMIC STROMAL LYMPHOPOIETIN; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOKINE; IL25 PROTEIN, HUMAN; IL33 PROTEIN, HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; TH2 CELL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPITHELIUM CELL; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CYTOKINES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-17; INTERLEUKINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 84908459245     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201403-0505OC     Document Type: Article

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