The pathology of asthma: what is obstructing our view?

H Aegerter, BN Lambrecht - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Despite the advent of sophisticated and efficient new biologics to treat inflammation in
asthma, the disease persists. Even following treatment, many patients still experience the …

[HTML][HTML] Eosinophils and tissue remodeling: relevance to airway disease

S Siddiqui, C Bachert, L Bjermer, KM Buchheit… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ability of human tissue to reorganize and restore its existing structure underlies tissue
homeostasis in the healthy airways, but in disease can persist without normal resolution …

[HTML][HTML] CT mucus score and 129Xe MRI ventilation defects after 2.5 years' anti-IL-5Rα in eosinophilic asthma

MJ McIntosh, HK Kooner, RL Eddy, A Wilson… - Chest, 2023 - Elsevier
Background We previously showed in patients with poorly controlled eosinophilic asthma
that a single dose of benralizumab resulted in significantly improved Asthma Control …

Benralizumab effectiveness in severe eosinophilic asthma with co-presence of bronchiectasis: a real-world multicentre observational study

R Campisi, S Nolasco, C Pelaia, P Impellizzeri… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Introduction: The co-presence of bronchiectasis (BE) in severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA) is
common. Data about the effectiveness of benralizumab in patients with SEA and BE (SEA+ …

Airway autoimmunity, asthma exacerbations, and response to biologics

C Venegas Garrido, M Mukherjee… - Clinical & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biologic therapies in asthma are indicated in severe disease, and they are directed against
specific inflammatory modulators that contribute to pathogenesis and severity. Currently …

MR imaging of the airways

J Biederer - The British Journal of Radiology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The need for airway imaging is defined by the limited sensitivity of common clinical tests like
spirometry, lung diffusion (DLCO) and blood gas analysis to early changes of peripheral …

[HTML][HTML] Eosinophil-mucus interplay in severe asthma: Implications for treatment with biologicals

CV Garrido, M Mukherjee, S Svenningsen… - Allergology International, 2024 - Elsevier
Airway mucus is a hydrogel with unique biophysical properties due to its primary water
composition and a small proportion of large anionic glycoproteins or mucins. The …

Specific Ventilation in Severe Asthma Evaluated with Noncontrast Tidal Breathing 1H MRI

DPI Capaldi, NB Konyer, M Kjarsgaard… - Radiology …, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine if proton (1H) MRI–derived specific ventilation is responsive to
bronchodilator (BD) therapy and associated with clinical biomarkers of type 2 airway …

Comparison of hyperpolarized 3He-MRI, CT based parametric response mapping, and mucus scores in asthmatics

KJ Carey, P Hotvedt, DG Mummy, KE Lee… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to anatomically correlate ventilation defects with
regions of air trapping by whole lung, lung lobe, and airway segment in the context of airway …

Airway remodeling in asthma: mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, and future directions

A Tiotiu, P Steiropoulos, S Novakova, D Nedeva… - Archivos de …, 2024 - Elsevier
Airway remodeling (AR) with chronic inflammation, are key features in asthma pathogenesis.
AR characterized by structural changes in the bronchial wall is associated with a specific …