Pulmonology
Blockade of thymic stromal lymphopoietin and CRTH2 attenuates airway inflammation in a murine model of allergic asthma
Hea Yon Lee, Hwa Young Lee, Jung Hur, Hye Seon Kang, Joon Young Choi, Chin Kook Rhee, Ji Young Kang, Young Kyoon Kim, Sook Young Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(3):619-629. Published online March 19, 2020
Background/Aims: Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is an epithelial cell-derived cytokine that plays a key role in Th2-mediated inflammation, both directly by promoting the proliferation of naïve CD4 Th2 cells, and indirectly by activating dendritic cells (DCs). TSLP-activated DCs induce the exp..
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