Targeting cell signaling in allergic asthma

SS Athari - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2019 - nature.com
Asthma is chronic inflammation of the airways characterized by airway hyper-
responsiveness, wheezing, cough, and dyspnea. Asthma affects> 350 million people …

Airway mucus and asthma: the role of MUC5AC and MUC5B

LR Bonser, DJ Erle - Journal of clinical medicine, 2017 - mdpi.com
Asthma is characterized by mucus abnormalities. Airway epithelial hyperplasia and
metaplasia result in changes in stored and secreted mucin and the production of a …

A cellular census of human lungs identifies novel cell states in health and in asthma

FA Vieira Braga, G Kar, M Berg, OA Carpaij… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Human lungs enable efficient gas exchange and form an interface with the environment,
which depends on mucosal immunity for protection against infectious agents. Tightly …

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory epithelial cells orchestrate pulmonary innate immunity

JA Whitsett, T Alenghat - Nature immunology, 2015 - nature.com
The epithelial surfaces of the lungs are in direct contact with the environment and are
subjected to dynamic physical forces as airway tubes and alveoli are stretched and …

IL-4 and IL-13 signaling in allergic airway disease

N Gour, M Wills-Karp - Cytokine, 2015 - Elsevier
Aberrant production of the prototypical type 2 cytokines, interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 has long
been associated with the pathogenesis of allergic disorders. Despite tremendous scientific …

More than just a barrier: the immune functions of the airway epithelium in asthma pathogenesis

A Frey, LP Lunding, JC Ehlers, M Weckmann… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Allergic bronchial asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that is characterized by
symptoms like respiratory distress, chest tightness, wheezing, productive cough, and acute …

Use of fractional exhaled nitric oxide to guide the treatment of asthma: an official American Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline

SB Khatri, JM Iaccarino, A Barochia… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Background: The fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) test is a point-of-care test that is
used in the assessment of asthma. Objective: To provide evidence-based clinical guidance …

Polypropylene nanoplastic exposure leads to lung inflammation through p38-mediated NF-κB pathway due to mitochondrial damage

JH Woo, HJ Seo, JY Lee, I Lee, K Jeon, B Kim… - Particle and Fibre …, 2023 - Springer
Background Polypropylene (PP) is used in various products such as disposable containers,
spoons, and automobile parts. The disposable masks used for COVID-19 prevention mainly …

Microfluidic lung airway-on-a-chip with arrayable suspended gels for studying epithelial and smooth muscle cell interactions

M Humayun, CW Chow, EWK Young - Lab on a Chip, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Chronic lung diseases (CLDs) are regulated by complex interactions between many
different cell types residing in lung airway tissues. Specifically, interactions between airway …

Decoding the genetic and epigenetic basis of asthma

BS Stikker, RW Hendriks, R Stadhouders - Allergy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Asthma is a complex and heterogeneous chronic inflammatory disease of the airways.
Alongside environmental factors, asthma susceptibility is strongly influenced by genetics …