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SUBMITTER: Dai C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4794428 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dai C C Yao X X Gordon E M EM Barochia A A Cuento R A RA Kaler M M Meyer K S KS Keeran K J KJ Nugent G Z GZ Jeffries K R KR Qu X X Yu Z-X ZX Aponte A A Gucek M M Dagur P K PK McCoy J P JP Levine S J SJ
Mucosal immunology 20150916 3
CD163 is a macrophage scavenger receptor with anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory functions. Here, we report that alveolar macrophages (AMΦs) from asthmatic subjects had reduced cell-surface expression of CD163, which suggested that CD163 might modulate the pathogenesis of asthma. Consistent with this, house dust mite (HDM)-challenged Cd163(-/-) mice displayed increases in airway eosinophils and mucous cell metaplasia (MCM). The increased airway eosinophils and MCM in HDM-challenged Cd163(-/- ...[more]