IL-17 producing innate lymphoid cells and the NLRP3 inflammasome facilitate obesity-associated airway hyperreactivity
Obesity is associated with the development of asthma and considerable asthma-related healthcare utilization. To understand the immunological pathways that lead to obesity-associated asthma, we fed mice a high fat diet for 12 weeks, which resulted in obesity and the development of airway hyperreactiv...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3912313/ |