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Complement-mediated regulation of the IL-17A axis is a central genetic determinant of the severity of experimental allergic asthma.
Nature immunology - 1 Oct 2010
Lajoie Stephane, Lewkowich Ian P, Suzuki Yusuke, Clark Jennifer R, Sproles Alyssa A, Dienger Krista, Budelsky Alison L, Wills-Karp Marsha
Abstract excerpt
Severe asthma is associated with the production of interleukin 17A (IL-17A). The exact role of IL-17A in severe asthma and the factors that drive its production are unknown. Here we demonstrate that IL-17A mediated severe airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in susceptible strains of mice by enhancin...
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