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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-1-17
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Eotaxin was recently identified as the major eosinophil chemoattractant in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid obtained 3h after allergen challenge of sensitised guinea-pigs. We now report the cDNA cloning of this C-C chemokine. The 777 base-pair clone, pEo3122, consists of a 40 base 5' untranslated region, an open reading frame of 288 bases predicting a 73 amino acid mature protein plus a 23 amino acid signal peptide, and a 3' untranslated region of 449 bases containing a poly A tail. Northern blot analysis showed eotaxin mRNA in the lungs of naive and sensitised guinea-pigs, which was considerably increased after allergen challenge. Eotaxin may be an important mediator of eosinophil accumulation and activation in allergic reactions. As eotaxin stimulates human eosinophils, this chemokine and related molecules may be involved in human diseases such as asthma where eosinophil accumulation is a prominent feature.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
205
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
788-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-8-25
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Eotaxin: cloning of an eosinophil chemoattractant cytokine and increased mRNA expression in allergen-challenged guinea-pig lungs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Applied Pharmacology, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't