Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
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Research Abstract |
IL-33, recognized as one of the key cytokines enhancing Th2-balanced immune response exhibited a strong activating effect on human basophils and eosinophils. Although IL-33 did not show any effect on human bronchial epithelial cell line, it showed a significant worsening of eosinophilic inflammation in asthmatic mouse model when intranasally challenged with the antigen. Taken together, IL-33 may be a key cytokine in the pathogenesis of Th2-dominant allergic diseases, partly by acting on basophils and eosinophils.
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