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RNA-Seq transcriptome profiling identifies CRISPLD2 as a glucocorticoid responsive gene that modulates cytokine function in airway smooth muscle cells.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Himes Blanca E, Jiang Xiaofeng, Wagner Peter, Hu Ruoxi, Wang Qiyu, Klanderman Barbara, Whitaker Reid M, Duan Qingling, Lasky-Su Jessica, Nikolos Christina, Jester William, Johnson Martin, Panettieri Reynold A, Tantisira Kelan G, Weiss Scott T, Lu Quan
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory respiratory disease that affects over 300 million people worldwide. Glucocorticoids are a mainstay therapy for asthma because they exert anti-inflammatory effects in multiple lung tissues, including the airway smooth muscle (ASM). However, the mechanism by which g...
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