[PDF][PDF] The cytokines of asthma

BN Lambrecht, H Hammad, JV Fahy - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease associated with type 2 cytokines
interleukin-4 (IL-4), IL-5, and IL-13, which promote airway eosinophilia, mucus …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiological mechanisms of asthma

A Bush - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The recent Lancet commission has highlighted that “asthma” should be used to describe a
clinical syndrome of wheeze, breathlessness, chest tightness, and sometimes cough. The …

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: diagnosis and clinical perspectives

T Sunkara, P Rawla, KS Yarlagadda… - Clinical and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is a digestive disorder in children and adults that is
characterized by eosinophilic infiltration in the stomach and intestine. The underlying …

Severe asthma phenotypes and endotypes

I Agache - Seminars in immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
Current management of severe asthma relying either on guidelines (bulk approach) or on
disease phenotypes (stratified approach) did not improve the burden of the disease. Several …

The emerging role of mast cell proteases in asthma

G Pejler - European Respiratory Journal, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
It is now well established that mast cells (MCs) play a crucial role in asthma. This is
supported by multiple lines of evidence, including both clinical studies and studies on MC …

[HTML][HTML] Allergen-specific antibodies regulate secondary allergen-specific immune responses

J Eckl-Dorna, S Villazala-Merino, B Linhart… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Immunoglobulin E (IgE)-associated allergy is the most common immunologically-mediated
hypersensensitivity disease. It is based on the production of IgE antibodies and T cell …

T2 biologics for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A Yousuf, W Ibrahim, NJ Greening… - The Journal of Allergy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant cause of morbidity and
mortality worldwide. In contrast to other chronic diseases, COPD is increasing in prevalence …

Anti-IgE treatment in allergic rhinitis

NB Muluk, SA Bafaqeeh, C Cingi - International Journal of Pediatric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To review the efficacy of anti-IgE therapy in allergic rhinitis (AR). Methods
Literature search was performed using the PubMed and Proquest Central databases at …

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 …

Predictors of reversible airway obstruction with omalizumab in severe asthma: a real-life study

P Solidoro, F Patrucco, F de Blasio… - Therapeutic …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Omalizumab may modulate airway remodeling in severe asthma. Using forced
expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) as a surrogate of airway remodeling, we aimed to …