Article
Intraepithelial infiltration by mast cells with both connective tissue-type and mucosal-type characteristics in gut, trachea, and kidneys of IL-9 transgenic mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Apr 1998
Godfraind C, Louahed J, Faulkner H, Vink A, Warnier G, Grencis R, Renauld J C
Abstract excerpt
IL-9 transgenic mice were analyzed for the presence of mast cells in different tissues. In these mice, increased mast cell infiltration was found in the gastric and intestinal epithelium as well as in the upper airways and kidney epithelium, but not in other organs, such as skin. IL-9 transgenic...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Connective Tissue Cells
- DNA Primers
- Digestive System
- Epithelial Cells
- Interleukin-9
- Kidney
- Mast Cells
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Mucous Membrane
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Stem Cell Factor
- Trachea