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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Aram Ben Vroling
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-9151 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Allergy 20071101 11
<h4>Background</h4>Epithelium is more than a physical barrier for pathogens and allergens, as it is also capable of producing mediators in response to these environmental factors. Some of these mediators have an immuno-modulatory function, suggesting that epithelium is an active component of the immune response. Here, we fully characterize the expression profile of airway epithelial cells in response to house dust mite (HDM) allergen.<h4>Methods</h4>H292 cells were exposed to HDM extract for 24 ...[more]