Ultrastructure of goblet-cell metaplasia from Clara cell in the allergic asthmatic airway inflammation in a mouse model of asthma in vivo

Role of dendritic cells and Th2 lymphocy

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

✍ Leonie S. Van Rijt; Bart N. Lambrecht 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 545 KB

## 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. An