The correlation between chitin and acidic mammalian chitinase in animal models of allergic asthma

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 27371-27377

  Shen, Chia Rui ^a,b   Juang, Horng Heng ^a   Chen, Hui Shan ^a   Yang, Ching Jen ^a,c   Wu, Chia Jen ^a   Lee, Meng Hua ^a   Hwang, Yih Shiou ^a,b   Kuo, Ming Ling ^a,b   Chen, Ya Shan ^a   Chen, Jeen Kuan ^d   Liu, Chao Lin ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d CPC CORPORATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Chitinase; Promoter

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC MAMMALIAN CHITINASE; CHITIN; CHITINASE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; OVALBUMIN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALLERGEN; ARTHROPOD PROTEIN; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS ANTIGEN P 2;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION ASSAY; GENE SILENCING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; ASTHMA; CELL LINE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ARTHROPOD PROTEINS; ASTHMA; CELL LINE; CHITIN; CHITINASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; LUNG; MICE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 84947461375     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms161126033     Document Type: Article

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