Claudin-3 deficiency inhibits allergic responses in an ovalbumin-induced asthma mouse model

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
• ² Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Division of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Fukuoka National Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
• ³ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
• ⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Omuta National Hospital, Omuta, Japan.
• ⁵ Department of Medical Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
• ⁶ Division of Allergy and Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
• ⁷ Advanced Comprehensive Research Organization, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan; Laboratory of Barriology and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Department of Pharmacology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
• ⁸ Advanced Comprehensive Research Organization, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan; Laboratory of Barriology and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
• ⁹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan.
• ¹⁰ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].