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Interleukin (IL) 4 and IL-13 act on human lung fibroblasts. Implication in asthma.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 15 May 1998
Doucet C, Brouty-Boyé D, Pottin-Clémenceau C, Canonica G W, Jasmin C, Azzarone B
Abstract excerpt
Airway hyperresponsiveness leading to subepithelial fibrosis is mediated by inflammatory cells activated by T helper (Th) 2-derived cytokines such as IL-4 and IL-5. By analyzing the phenotype and response of human lung fibroblasts derived from either fetal (ICIG7) or adult (CCL202) tissue as well as from a Th2-type stromal reaction (FPA) to IL-4 and IL-13, we provide evidence that human lung fibroblasts may...
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