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EFFECTS OF TH‐2 TYPE CYTOKINES ON HUMAN AIRWAY EPITHELIAL CELLS: INTERLEUKINS‐4, −5, AND −13
Author(s) -
Relova A. J.,
Kampf C.,
Roomans G. M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
cell biology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.932
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1095-8355
pISSN - 1065-6995
DOI - 10.1006/cbir.2000.0687
Subject(s) - immunology , interleukin 13 , airway , respiratory epithelium , pathogenesis , interleukin , interleukin 22 , asthma , epithelium , cytokine , medicine , biology , pathology , anesthesia
Proliferation and death of airway epithelial cells may be of importance in the pathogenesis of asthma. T‐helper (Th)‐2 response interleukins (IL)‐4, −5, and −13 have the ability to induce proliferation of airway epithelial cells.