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Role of dendritic cells and Th2 lymphocytes in asthma: Lessons from eosinophilic airway inflammation in the mouse

✍ Scribed by Leonie S. Van Rijt; Bart N. Lambrecht

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2001
Tongue
English
Weight
545 KB
Volume
53
Category
Article
ISSN
1059-910X

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Abstract

Asthma is a chronic disorder of the airways characterized by variable airway narrowing, mucus hypersecretion, and infiltration of the airway wall with eosinophils. It is now believed that asthma is controlled by Th2 lymphocytes producing cytokines such as IL‐4, IL‐5, IL‐9, and IL‐13. Animal models of eosinophilic airway inflammation and airway hyperreactivity have been developed to study the contribution of cells or mediators in the pathogenesis of asthma. In this review, we discuss the role of antigen presenting cells, CD4^+^ and CD8^+^ T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, NK cells, and mast cells in the induction and maintenance of eosinophilic airway inflammation, mucus hypersecretion, and airway hyperreactivity. Microsc. Res. Tech. 53:256–272, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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