CCL4 Functions as a Biomarker of Type 2 Airway Inflammation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Cell Preparation
2.2. Quantitative RT-PCR
2.3. Cell Lysis and Western Blotting
2.4. Immunoassay for Chemokines and TSLP
2.5. Immunofluorescence Staining
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. TSLP induces CCL4 Release under Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation
3.2. TSLP Enhances TLR3 Ligand-Mediated CCL4 Release
3.3. CCL4 Exerts Autocrine Effects during Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation
3.4. CCL4 Expression in Nasal Polyps Is Reduced after Dupilumab Treatment
3.5. Serum CCL4 Correlates with Type 2 Inflammation Markers
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Kobayashi, Y.; Chu, H.H.; Kanda, A.; Yun, Y.; Shimono, M.; Nguyen, L.M.; Mitani, A.; Suzuki, K.; Asako, M.; Iwai, H. CCL4 Functions as a Biomarker of Type 2 Airway Inflammation. Biomedicines 2022, 10, 1779. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10081779
Kobayashi Y, Chu HH, Kanda A, Yun Y, Shimono M, Nguyen LM, Mitani A, Suzuki K, Asako M, Iwai H. CCL4 Functions as a Biomarker of Type 2 Airway Inflammation. Biomedicines. 2022; 10(8):1779. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10081779
Chicago/Turabian StyleKobayashi, Yoshiki, Hanh Hong Chu, Akira Kanda, Yasutaka Yun, Masami Shimono, Linh Manh Nguyen, Akitoshi Mitani, Kensuke Suzuki, Mikiya Asako, and Hiroshi Iwai. 2022. "CCL4 Functions as a Biomarker of Type 2 Airway Inflammation" Biomedicines 10, no. 8: 1779. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10081779
APA StyleKobayashi, Y., Chu, H. H., Kanda, A., Yun, Y., Shimono, M., Nguyen, L. M., Mitani, A., Suzuki, K., Asako, M., & Iwai, H. (2022). CCL4 Functions as a Biomarker of Type 2 Airway Inflammation. Biomedicines, 10(8), 1779. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10081779