Airway Epithelial Cell-Derived Colony Stimulating Factor-1 Promotes Allergen Sensitization

Airway epithelial cells are the first line of defense against foreign antigens and influence the microenvironment of the lung by secreting bioactive mediators. Moon and colleagues demonstrate that airway epithelial cells regulate dendritic cells for trafficking aeroallergen and subsequent development of adaptive immune responses.

Source: Immunity - July 24, 2018 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Hyung-Geun Moon, Seung-jae Kim, Jong Jin Jeong, Seon-Sook Han, Nizar N. Jarjour, Hyun Lee, Sherry L. Abboud-Werner, Sangwoon Chung, Hak Soo Choi, Viswanathan Natarajan, Steven J. Ackerman, John W. Christman, Gye Young Park Tags: Article Source Type: research