## Abstract Mucus hypersecretion is an important characteristic feature of the pathogenesis of allergy. Although interleukin (IL)β4 is known to be an inflammatory mediator in respiratory diseases, the mechanism by which ILβ4 induces __MUC5AC__ gene expression has not been fully explored. The aim of
IL-9 ModulatedMUC4Gene and Glycoprotein Expression in Airway Epithelial Cells
β Scribed by Gautam Damera; Baoyun Xia; Hanumatha R. Ancha; Goverdhan P. Sachdev
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 282 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0144-8463
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