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Genetic variants of TSLP and asthma in an admixed urban population.

PloS one | 2011

Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), an IL7-like cytokine produced by bronchial epithelial cells is upregulated in asthma and induces dendritic cell maturation supporting a Th2 response. Environmental pollutants, including tobacco smoke and diesel exhaust particles upregulate TSLP suggesting that TSLP may be an interface between environmental pollution and immune responses in asthma. Since asthma is prevalent in urban communities, variants in the TSLP gene may be important in asthma susceptibility in these populations.

Pubmed ID: 21966427 RIS Download

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  • Agency: NCRR NIH HHS, United States
    Id: M01 RR000096
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 HL087679
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: 1RL1MH083268-01
  • Agency: NIEHS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 ES000260
  • Agency: NCRR NIH HHS, United States
    Id: M01RR00096
  • Agency: Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
    Id: G0500539
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: N01HC25195
  • Agency: NIEHS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01ES10187
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: N02-HL-6-4278
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: N01-HC-25195
  • Agency: NIEHS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 ES010187
  • Agency: NIEHS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: ES00260
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: 5R01HL087679-02
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: RL1 MH083268

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