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From: Alternatively activated macrophages; a double-edged sword in allergic asthma

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Protective and pathogenic proteins of human and murine M2a macrophages in allergic asthma. The protective proteins are the same in human and mice, representing in MRC1 that mediate allergen clearance, and IL-1RA that suppresses eosinophilic inflammation, Th2 activation and AHR, which induced by IL-1. The pathogenic proteins of human and mice are shared in three markers, TGM2 that induces eosinophilic inflammation, CCL17 and CCL22 that induces Th2 mediated allergic inflammation, and TGF β1 that induce airway remodeling. Murine M2a macrophages have another three unique pathogenic proteins, Arg1 that stimulate bronchoconstriction and airway remodeling, FIZZ1 that induces airway remodeling and finally CHI3L3 that also induces Airway remodeling and eosinophilic inflammation

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