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. 2022 Oct 27;13:6407. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33882-w

Fig. 9. Model of CAR-dependent functions in airway homoeostasis and inflammation.

Fig. 9

Top schematic shows proposed functions for CAR in mediating pro-inflammatory factor release to enhance immune cell infiltration following HDM exposure. Bottom panels show destabilisation of epithelial cell–cell adhesions upon loss of CAR leading to enhanced basal airway remodelling and extracellular matrix deposition but reduced HDM-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine release leading to lower levels of immune cell infiltration. See text for further details. Figure created in BioRender.