respiratory system
• following house dust-mite challenge
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• house dust mite- or IL13-induced airway hyperresponsiveness is attenuated
• however, house dust mite-induced allergen sensitization and inflammation are normal
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immune system
• mice exposed to house dust mite exhibit attenuated airway hyperresponsiveness and reduced mucus-producing goblet cell hyperplasia compared with wild-type mice
• IL13-treated mice exhibit attenuated airway hyperresponsiveness, reduced inflammatory cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and reduced mucin production compared with wild-type mice
• however, house dust mite-induced allergen sensitization and inflammation are normal
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