Infectious agents can induce inflammatory lung disease akin to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Work in a new mouse model provides mechanistic insight into this process and uncovers a key role for invariant natural killer T cells (pages 633–640).
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$209.00 per year
only $17.42 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Kim, E.Y. et al. Nat. Med. 14, 633–640 (2008).
Barnes, P.J. Nat. Rev. Immunol. 8, 183–192 (2008).
Akbari, O. et al. N. Engl. J. Med. 354, 1117–1129 (2006).
Akbari, O. et al. Nat. Med. 9, 582–588 (2003).
Das, J. et al. Nat. Med. 12, 1345–1346 (2006).
Akbari, O. & Umetsu, D.T. Nat. Med. 12, 1347 (2006).
Vijayanand, P. et al. N. Engl. J. Med. 356, 1410–1422 (2007).
Krishnamoorthy, N. et al. Nat. Med. 14, 565–573 (2008).
Hamelin, M.E., Prince, G.A., Gomez, A.M., Kinkead, R. & Boivin, G. J. Infect. Dis. 193, 1634–1642 (2006).
Sigurs, N. et al. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 171, 137–141 (2005).
Walter, M.J., Morton, J.D., Kajiwara, N., Agapov, E. & Holtzman, M.J. J. Clin. Invest. 110, 165–175 (2002).
Gordon, S. Nat. Rev. Immunol. 3, 23–35 (2003).
Holgate, S.T. & Polosa, R. Nat. Rev. Immunol. 8, 218–230 (2008).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Joyce, S., Van Kaer, L. Lung NKT cell commotion takes your breath away. Nat Med 14, 609–610 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0608-609
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0608-609
