Effect of the Chinese Herb Extract Osthol on IL-4-induced Eotaxin Expression in BEAS-2B Cells
Asthma is an allergic inflammatory disease of the airways. The interaction between bronchial epithelial cells and eosinophils is an important feature of an asthma attack. Eotaxin, an eosinophil-specific C-C chemokine, is a potent chemoattractant involved in the mobilization of eosinophils into the a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008-08-01
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Series: | Pediatrics and Neonatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957208600285 |