The innate cytokines IL-25, IL-33, and TSLP cooperate in the induction of type 2 innate lymphoid cell expansion and mucous metaplasia in rhinovirus-infected immature mice

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1308-1318

  Han, Mingyuan ^a   Rajput, Charu ^a   Hong, Jun Y ^a   Lei, Jing ^a   Hinde, Joanna L ^a   Wu, Qian ^a   Bentley, J Kelley ^a   Hershenson, Marc B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; D17WSU104E PROTEIN, MOUSE; IL33 PROTEIN, MOUSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTERLEUKIN 33; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE; THYMIC STROMAL LYMPHOPOIETIN; TSLPR PROTEIN, MOUSE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ASTHMA; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; METAPLASIA; MOUSE; MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PICORNAVIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINOVIRUS; VIROLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CYTOKINES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INTERLEUKIN-33; INTERLEUKINS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; METAPLASIA; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RECEPTORS, CYTOKINE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RHINOVIRUS;

EID: 85027320410     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700216     Document Type: Article

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