Acidic Mammalian Chitinase in Asthmatic Th2 Inflammation and IL-13 Pathway Activation

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Summary

It is shown that acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase) is induced via a T helper-2 (Th2)–specific, interleukin-13 (IL-13)–mediated pathway in epithelial cells and macrophages in an aeroallergen asthma model and expressed in exaggerated quantities in human asthma.

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2004-06-11
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Chitinase, Aeroallergen, Chemokine, Mediator, Asthma

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