European Cytokine Network
MENUInterleukin-1beta and interferon-gamma differentially regulate release of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 and interleukin-8 by human bronchial epithelial cells. Volume 9, numéro 3, September 1998
Illustrations
V.H.J. VAN DER VELDEN, M.M. VERHEGGEN, S. BERNASCONI, S. SOZZANI, B.A.E. NABER, C.A.J. VAN DER LINDEN-VAN BEURDEN, H.C. HOOGSTEDEN, A. MANTOVANI, M. VERSNEL
Department of Immunology, Erasmus University and University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Mots-clés : MCP-1, IL-8, bronchial epithelial cells, cytokines, glucocorticoids.
- Page(s) : 269-78
- Année de parution : 1998
INTRODUCTION Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. The inflammatory process is characterized by an accumulation of activated leukocytes, predominantly macrophages, T lymphocytes and eosinophils, in the bronchial wall [1]. The recruitment of peripheral blood leukocytes into the airways is mediated through several signals, including adhesion molecules and chemotactic factors produced at the inflammatory focus. [...]