Mouse lung epithelial cells (MLE12 cells) were obtained from ATCC (Manassas, VA, USA). Real-time PCR was performed using an iCycler™ (Bio-Rad, Hercules, California, USA) to determine the levels of CCL17 (thymus and activation-regulated chemokine, TARC), CCL22 (macrophage-derived chemokine, MDC), CCL11 (eotaxin), thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), and IL-25 mRNA. GAPDH was used as an internal reference. Primers and PCR conditions have been described previously [30] (link)–[32] (link).
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