[HTML][HTML] The basic immunology of asthma

H Hammad, BN Lambrecht - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
In many asthmatics, chronic airway inflammation is driven by IL-4-, IL-5-, and IL-13-
producing Th2 cells or ILC2s. Type 2 cytokines promote hallmark features of the disease …

[HTML][HTML] Eosinophils in health and disease: a state-of-the-art review

ME Wechsler, A Munitz, SJ Ackerman, MG Drake… - Mayo Clinic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Eosinophils play a homeostatic role in the body's immune responses. These cells are
involved in combating some parasitic, bacterial, and viral infections and certain cancers and …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of allergic asthma

ZI Komlósi, W van de Veen, N Kovács, G Szűcs… - Molecular aspects of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways, which affects more than 350 million people
worldwide. It is the most common chronic disease in children, affecting at least 30 million …

Small intestinal resident eosinophils maintain gut homeostasis following microbial colonization

A Ignacio, K Shah, J Bernier-Latmani, Y Köller… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
The intestine harbors a large population of resident eosinophils, yet the function of intestinal
eosinophils has not been explored. Flow cytometry and whole-mount imaging identified …

Eosinophil knockout humans: uncovering the role of eosinophils through eosinophil-directed biological therapies

EA Jacobsen, DJ Jackson, E Heffler… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The enigmatic eosinophil has emerged as an exciting component of the immune system,
involved in a plethora of homeostatic and inflammatory responses. Substantial progress has …

Eosinophil extracellular traps drive asthma progression through neuro-immune signals

Y Lu, Y Huang, J Li, J Huang, L Zhang, J Feng, J Li… - Nature Cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Eosinophilic inflammation is a feature of allergic asthma. Despite mounting evidence
showing that chromatin filaments released from neutrophils mediate various diseases, the …

Neuro-immune crosstalk and allergic inflammation

H Kabata, D Artis - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The neuronal and immune systems exhibit bidirectional interactions that play a critical role in
tissue homeostasis, infection, and inflammation. Neuron-derived neuropeptides and …

Eosinophils are part of the granulocyte response in tuberculosis and promote host resistance in mice

AC Bohrer, E Castro, Z Hu, ATL Queiroz… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
Host resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculos is (Mtb) infection requires the activities of
multiple leukocyte subsets, yet the roles of the different innate effector cells during …

Eosinophils as potential biomarkers in respiratory viral infections

I Macchia, V La Sorsa, F Urbani, S Moretti… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Eosinophils are bone marrow-derived granulocytes that, under homeostatic conditions,
account for as much as 1-3% of peripheral blood leukocytes. During inflammation …

Eosinophils increase airway sensory nerve density in mice and in human asthma

MG Drake, GD Scott, ED Blum, KM Lebold… - Science translational …, 2018 - science.org
In asthma, airway nerve dysfunction leads to excessive bronchoconstriction and cough. It is
well established that eosinophils alter nerve function and that airway eosinophilia is present …