Mechanisms of interleukin-13 inhibition of allergic inflammation

Interleukin-13 (IL-13) is a Th2 cytokine proposed to mediate aspects of asthma pathogenesis such as airway inflammation, hyperreactivity (AHR), remodelling and mucus hypersecretion. These features of asthma have been reproduced in mice chronically exposed to house dust mite extract (HDM) in which IL...

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Main Author: Tomlinson, Kate Louise
Other Authors: Lloyd, Clare ; Palframan, Roger
Published: Imperial College London 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.544280