Celastrol Alleviates Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Inhibits Th17 Responses in Obese Asthmatic Mice

Severe airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is a clinical feature of asthma, which has been associated with obesity and has shown a poor response to standard asthma treatments such as glucocorticoids. Numerous studies have shown that Interleukin (IL)-17 producing CD4+T cells (Th17 cells), which could be...

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Main Authors: Zeyu Zeng, Xixi Lin, Rongying Zheng, Hui Zhang, Weixi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.00049/full