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SUBMITTER: Guo W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6675527 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guo Wenjun W Gao Ran R Zhang Wei W Ge Weipeng W Ren Meng M Li Bolun B Zhao Hongmei H Wang Jing J
Aging and disease 20190801 4
Immunoglobulin E (lgE) activates immunity by binding to mast cells and basophils. It is well-known that IgE and its receptor, FcɛR1, play a key role in the development of airway inflammation and remodeling in allergic asthma. Recent studies show that IgE also plays an important role in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) pathogenesis. However, the mechanism by which IgE promotes AAA remains unclear. Here we report that in our mouse model, asthma-induced high level of IgE aggravated AAA, but IgE lost ...[more]