A Rapid Sputum‐based Lateral Flow Assay for Airway Eosinophilia using an RNA‐cleaving DNAzyme Selected for Eosinophil Peroxidase

MM Ali, M Mukherjee, K Radford, Z Patel… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The first protein‐binding allosteric RNA‐cleaving DNAzyme (RCD) obtained by direct in vitro
selection against eosinophil peroxidase (EPX), a validated marker for airway eosinophilia, is …

Personalized approach of severe eosinophilic asthma patients treated with mepolizumab and benralizumab

L Bergantini, M d'Alessandro, P Cameli… - … Archives of Allergy and …, 2020 - karger.com
Background: New anti-IL-5 antibodies, mepolizumab and benralizumab, have recently been
approved for severe asthma, sharing the same inclusion criteria. Objective: To contribute on …

Eosinophils: nemeses of pulmonary pathogens?

KS LeMessurier, AE Samarasinghe - Current allergy and asthma reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Eosinophils are short-lived granulocytes that contain a variety of
proteins and lipids traditionally associated with host defense against parasites. The primary …

The role of eosinophil-derived neurotoxin and vascular endothelial growth factor in the pathogenesis of eosinophilic asthma

M Tota, J Łacwik, J Laska, Ł Sędek, K Gomułka - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Asthma is a chronic complex pulmonary disease characterized by airway inflammation,
remodeling, and hyperresponsiveness. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and …

Clinical subtypes of neutrophilic asthma: a cluster analysis from Australasian Severe Asthma Network

LX He, K Deng, J Wang, X Zhang, L Wang… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Clinical heterogeneity may exist within asthma subtypes defined by
inflammatory markers. However, the heterogeneity of neutrophilic asthma (NA) remains …

Targeting HDAC complexes in asthma and COPD

MRH Zwinderman, S de Weerd, FJ Dekker - Epigenomes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Around three million patients die due to airway inflammatory diseases each year. The most
notable of these diseases are asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

The Pathogenesis of Eosinophilic Asthma: A Positive Feedback Mechanism That Promotes Th2 Immune Response via Filaggrin Deficiency

W Gao, J Gong, M Mu, Y Zhu, W Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Eosinophilic asthma (EA) is a common subtype of asthma and often progresses to severe
disease. In order to understand its pathogenesis, targeted next-generation gene sequencing …

MicroRNAs in chronic airway diseases: Clinical correlation and translational applications

BWQ Tan, WL Sim, JK Cheong, WS Kuan, T Tran… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short single-stranded RNAs that have pivotal roles in disease
pathophysiology through transcriptional and translational modulation of important genes. It …

Omalizumab lowers asthma exacerbations, oral corticosteroid intake and blood eosinophils: results of a 5-YEAR single-centre observational study

C Pelaia, C Calabrese, S Barbuto, MT Busceti… - Pulmonary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Omalizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody which binds to human immunoglobulins
E (IgE), thus preventing their interactions with both high affinity and low affinity IgE receptors …

Effect of anti-IL5, anti-IL5R, anti-IL13 therapy on asthma exacerbations: a network meta-analysis

RP Ramonell, IH Iftikhar - Lung, 2020 - Springer
Background Several new treatments for severe asthma have become available in the last
decade; yet, little data exist to guide their use in specific patient populations. Objective A …