Overproduction of IL-18 in the lungs induces IL-13 and IFN-g producing CD4+ T cell in the lungs, and results in airway hyperresponsiveness in Balb/c mice

M. Sawada, T. Hoshino, Y. Sakazaki, H. Oda, S. Takenaka, T. Kinoshita, H. Imaoka, T. Kawayama, H. Aizawa (Kurume, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Asthma: basic science and clinical studies
Session: Asthma: basic science and clinical studies
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3273
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. Sawada, T. Hoshino, Y. Sakazaki, H. Oda, S. Takenaka, T. Kinoshita, H. Imaoka, T. Kawayama, H. Aizawa (Kurume, Japan). Overproduction of IL-18 in the lungs induces IL-13 and IFN-g producing CD4+ T cell in the lungs, and results in airway hyperresponsiveness in Balb/c mice. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 3273

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