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ArticleMucosal immunology2023

Stem cell factor inhibition reduces Th2 inflammation and cellular infiltration in a mouse model of eosinophilic esophagitis.

Catherine Ptaschinski, Diana Zhu, Wendy Fonseca, Nicholas W Lukacs

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Article in Mucosal immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Mouse models of eosinophilic esophagitis: molecular and translational insights.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2025
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  5. Development and dysfunction of structural cells in eosinophilic esophagitis.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2024
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  6. Role of Mast Cells in Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases.Immunology and allergy clinics of North America · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Catherine PtaschinskiDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA; Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Electronic address: cptaschi@med.umich.edu.
Diana ZhuDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Wendy FonsecaDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Nicholas W LukacsDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA; Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
University of Michigan · US

Funding

Role of epithelial barrier function in food-induced anaphylaxisR01AI167957 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Catherine Mary Ptaschinski · 2023 to 2026
$1.6M
Inhibition of Stem Cell Factor in Allergic AsthmaR01HL138013 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LUKACS, NICHOLAS W · 2018 to 2019
$947k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL138013NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI167957
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a T helper (Th)2-mediated inflammatory disorder characterized endoscopically by eosinophilic infiltration leading to fibrosis of the esophagus. Stem cell factor (SCF), a multifunctional cytokine, is upregulated in several allergic diseases, including in patients with EoE. Mast cells and eosinophils express c-kit, the cell surface receptor for SCF, and have been found to play an important role in EoE. Therefore, we investigated whether blocking SCF represents a potential therapeutic approach for EoE. Esophageal inflammation was induced in mice using peanut allergen. In mice with experimental EoE, we found that SCF was upregulated in the esophageal tissue. In EoE mice injected with a polyclonal antibody specific for SCF, we observed a decrease in both mast cells and eosinophils by histological and flow cytometric analysis. Furthermore, Th2 cytokines in the esophagus were decreased in anti-SCF treated mice, as were levels of Th2 cytokines from lung-draining and esophageal lymph nodes. Serum levels of peanut-specific immunoglobulin E were reduced following treatment with anti-SCF. In Kitl

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Eosinophilic EsophagitisAllergensAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEosinophilsHumansInflammationMiceStem Cell FactorAllergensCytokinesStem Cell Factor

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PMID37557983
PMCPMC10680063
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