Inhibition of interleukin-13 gene expression in T cells through GATA-3 pathway by arsenic trioxide

Aarsenic trioxide （AT） has a long history of use in both traditional Chinese medicine and in modem medicine in asthma therapy. Recently, Yin et al＇ found that AT even at small doses reduced the airway inflammation of sensitized guinea pigs. However the mechanism underlying this is still largely unknown. Interleukin 13 （IL-13）, as one of the important TH2 cytokines, plays an important role in asthma pathogenesis through promoting eosinophilic inflammation,