IL-17 Is a Key Regulator of Mucin-Galectin-3 Interactions in Asthma

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Secreted mucins MUC5AC and MUC5B gene expression levels in lung tissue obtained from OVA-sensitized TIMPKO, OVA-sensitized TIMPKO, OVA-sensitized WT, and WT-SHAM mice. Comparative real-time qPCR analysis showing relative gene expression of MUC5AC and MUC5B in lung tissue of OVA-sensitized TIMPKO, OVA-sensitized TIMPKO, OVA-sensitized WT, and WT-SHAM mice. Data normalized to the housekeeping gene β-actin and with WT-SHAM as control. Gene expression was calculated using the comparative CT method. Results are expressed as the , separate experiments.

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