Chronic and Repeated Chlamydophila pneumoniae Lung Infection can Result in Increasing IL-4 Gene Expression and Thickness of Airway Subepithelial Basement Membrane in Mice

Chronic and Repeated Chlamydophila pneumoniae Lung Infection can Result in Increasing IL-4 Gene Expression and Thickness of Airway Subepithelial Basement Membrane in Mice

Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection has been associated with several pulmonary and cardiac diseases. However, it has not been explored for its ability to activate the same immunopathologic mechanisms of asthma, namely, a predominant Th2 immune response and structural changes that are termed airway re...

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Main Authors: Chiung-Zuei Chen, Bei-Chang Yang, Tsun-Mei Lin, Cheng-Hung Lee, Tzuen-Ren Hsiue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
airway remodeling
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
interleukin-4
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609600310

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