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Transcriptional Regulation Of Cytokine Function In Airway Smooth Muscle Cells., Deborah Clarke, Gautam Damera, Maria B. Sukkar, Omar Tliba
Transcriptional Regulation Of Cytokine Function In Airway Smooth Muscle Cells., Deborah Clarke, Gautam Damera, Maria B. Sukkar, Omar Tliba
College of Pharmacy Faculty Papers
The immuno-modulatory properties of airway smooth muscle have become of increasing importance in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying chronic inflammation and structural remodeling of the airway wall in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ASM cells respond to many cytokines, growth factors and lipid mediators to produce a wide array of immuno-modulatory molecules which may in turn orchestrate and perpetuate the disease process in asthma and COPD. Despite numerous studies of the cellular effects of cytokines on cultured ASM, few have identified intracellular signaling pathways by which cytokines modulate or induce these cellular responses. In this review we …