JAK inhibition as a therapeutic strategy for immune and inflammatory diseases

DM Schwartz, Y Kanno, A Villarino, M Ward… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2017 - nature.com
The discovery of cytokines as key drivers of immune-mediated diseases has spurred efforts
to target their associated signalling pathways. Janus kinases (JAKs) are essential signalling …

[HTML][HTML] Type 2 immunity in tissue repair and fibrosis

RL Gieseck III, MS Wilson, TA Wynn - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2018 - nature.com
Type 2 immunity is characterized by the production of IL-4, IL-5, IL-9 and IL-13, and this
immune response is commonly observed in tissues during allergic inflammation or infection …

Mepolizumab or placebo for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

ME Wechsler, P Akuthota, D Jayne… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis is an eosinophilic vasculitis.
Mepolizumab, an anti–interleukin-5 monoclonal antibody, reduces blood eosinophil counts …

TH2 cell development and function

JA Walker, ANJ McKenzie - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract T helper 2 (TH 2) cells orchestrate protective type 2 immune responses, such as
those that target helminths and facilitate tissue repair, but also contribute to chronic …

Contributions of eosinophils to human health and disease

AD Klion, SJ Ackerman… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The human eosinophil has long been thought to favorably influence innate mucosal
immunity but at times has also been incriminated in disease pathophysiology. Research into …

World Health Organization‐defined eosinophilic disorders: 2019 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and management

W Shomali, J Gotlib - American Journal of Hematology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Disease overview The eosinophilias encompass a broad range of non‐hematologic
(secondary or reactive) and hematologic (primary or clonal) disorders with potential for end …

[HTML][HTML] Autoimmune diseases and immune-checkpoint inhibitors for cancer therapy: review of the literature and personalized risk-based prevention strategy

J Haanen, MS Ernstoff, Y Wang, AM Menzies… - Annals of oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Solid organ transplantation (SOT) patients or patients with active ADs have been
largely excluded from ICIs clinical trials because of the risk of allograft rejection or severe …

Eosinophil granule proteins: form and function

KR Acharya, SJ Ackerman - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2014 - ASBMB
Experimental and clinical data strongly support a role for the eosinophil in the pathogenesis
of asthma, allergic and parasitic diseases, and hypereosinophilic syndromes, in addition to …

Inflammatory cardiomyopathic syndromes

BH Trachtenberg, JM Hare - Circulation research, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Inflammatory activation occurs in nearly all forms of myocardial injury. In contrast,
inflammatory cardiomyopathies refer to a diverse group of disorders in which inflammation of …

Contemporary consensus proposal on criteria and classification of eosinophilic disorders and related syndromes

P Valent, AD Klion, HP Horny, F Roufosse… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Eosinophilia is an important indicator of various neoplastic and nonneoplastic conditions.
Depending on the underlying disease and mechanisms, eosinophil infiltration can lead to …