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IFN-γ Blocks Development of an Asthma Phenotype in Rhinovirus-Infected Baby Mice by Inhibiting Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Feb 2017
Han Mingyuan, Hong Jun Young, Jaipalli Suraj, Rajput Charu, Lei Jing, Hinde Joanna L, Chen Qiang, Hershenson Natalie M, Bentley J Kelley, Hershenson Marc B
Abstract excerpt
Early-life wheezing-associated infections with rhinovirus (RV) have been associated with asthma development in children. We have shown that RV infection of 6-day-old mice induces mucous metaplasia and airways hyperresponsiveness, which is dependent on IL-13, IL-25, and type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s). Infection of immature mice fails to induce lung IFN-γ expression, in contrast to mature 8-week-old mice with...
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