scholarly journals A Mouse Model of Airway Disease: Oncostatin M-Induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia, Goblet Cell Hyperplasia, and Airway Hyperresponsiveness Are STAT6 Dependent, and Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis Is STAT6 Independent

2010 ◽  
Vol 186 (2) ◽  
pp. 1107-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominik K. Fritz ◽  
Christine Kerr ◽  
Ramzi Fattouh ◽  
Alba Llop-Guevara ◽  
Waliul I. Khan ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuhui Ouyang ◽  
Masanori Miyata ◽  
Kyosuke Hatsushika ◽  
Yuko Ohnuma ◽  
Ryohei Katoh ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 156 (6) ◽  
pp. 335-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir A. Zeki ◽  
Jennifer M. Bratt ◽  
Michelle Rabowsky ◽  
Jerold A. Last ◽  
Nicholas J. Kenyon

2017 ◽  
Vol 131 (11) ◽  
pp. 955-960 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Yu ◽  
H Sun ◽  
Z Wang ◽  
Y Liu

AbstractObjective:To investigate the effect of microRNA let-7a on OPN expression in a mouse model of allergic rhinitis.Methods:Thirty-two mature female C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into four groups, with eight mice in each group: microRNA let-7a, microRNA control, OVA and phosphate-buffered saline groups. The microRNA let-7a, microRNA control and OVA groups were sensitised with OVA to establish a mouse model of allergic rhinitis. Nose-scratching events were counted. Nasal mucosa was used to evaluate histological changes of goblet cell hyperplasia. Interleukins 5 and 13 were detected. Interferon-γ levels in the nasal lavage fluid were assayed with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. OPN expression was estimated with polymerase chain reaction.Results:Compared with microRNA control mice, microRNA let-7a treated mice had a significantly increased number of nose-scratching events, nasal mucosal eosinophilia and goblet cell hyperplasia (p < 0.05), and significantly higher interleukins 5 and 13 in nasal mucosa (p < 0.05), but there was no significant difference in interferon-γ (p > 0.05). In addition, microRNA let-7a treated mice had significantly enhanced OPN expression in nasal mucosa (p < 0.05).Conclusion:MicroRNA let-7a can promote allergic rhinitis development partly by regulating OPN expression.


Author(s):  
Linsey E. Haswell ◽  
David Smart ◽  
Tomasz Jaunky ◽  
Andrew Baxter ◽  
Simone Santopietro ◽  
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