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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Main Authors: Pu-Rong Chiu, Wei-Te Lee, Yu-Te Chu, Min-Sheng Lee, Yuh-Jyh Jong, Chih-Hsing Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-08-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957208600285