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The role of iNKT cells on the phenotypes of allergic airways in a mouse model.
Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics - 1 Aug 2017
Lundblad Lennart K A, Gülec Nazey, Poynter Matthew E, DeVault Victoria L, Dienz Oliver, Boyson Jonathan E, Daphtary Nirav, Aliyeva Minara, Ather Jennifer L, Scheuplein Felix, Schaub Robert
Abstract excerpt
iNKT cells and mast cells have both been implicated in the syndrome of allergic asthma through their activation-induced release of Th2 type cytokines and secretion of histamine and other mediators, respectively, which can promote airways hyperresponsiveness (AHR) to agents such as methacholine. However, a mechanistic link between iNKT cells and mast cell recruitment or activation has never been explored. Our...
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