Type 2 chronic inflammatory diseases: targets, therapies and unmet needs

P Kolkhir, CA Akdis, M Akdis, C Bachert… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Over the past two decades, significant progress in understanding of the pathogenesis of type
2 chronic inflammatory diseases has enabled the identification of compounds for more than …

T helper 2 cells in asthma

JA Harker, CM Lloyd - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2023 - rupress.org
Allergic asthma is among the most common immune-mediated diseases across the world,
and type 2 immune responses are thought to be central to pathogenesis. The importance of …

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 …

Therapeutic DNAzymes: from structure design to clinical applications

J Yan, M Ran, X Shen, H Zhang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Therapeutic DNAzymes have unceasingly intrigued the scientific community owing to their
prosperous gene regulation capability. The efficacy of DNAzymes against many types of …

Role of biologics in asthma

MC McGregor, JG Krings, P Nair… - American journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Patients with severe uncontrolled asthma have disproportionally high morbidity and
healthcare utilization as compared with their peers with well-controlled disease. Although …

TH2 cell development and function

JA Walker, ANJ McKenzie - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract T helper 2 (TH2) cells orchestrate protective type 2 immune responses, such as
those that target helminths and facilitate tissue repair, but also contribute to chronic …

Allergic endotypes and phenotypes of asthma

N Akar-Ghibril, T Casale, A Custovic… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Allergic asthma is defined as asthma associated with sensitization to aeroallergens, which
leads to asthma symptoms and airway inflammation. Allergic asthma is the most common …

Current and emerging therapeutic targets for IBD

MF Neurath - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2017 - nature.com
Various therapeutic advances have led to a paradigm shift in the clinical management of
patients with IBD. The introduction of immunosuppressive (such as azathioprine) and …

Targeting cytokines to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

PJ Barnes - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2018 - nature.com
Cytokines play a key role in orchestrating and perpetuating the chronic airway inflammation
in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), making them attractive …

Eosinophilic asthma: pathophysiology and therapeutic horizons

M Hussain, G Liu - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Asthma is a prevalent chronic non-communicable disease, affecting approximately 300
million people worldwide. It is characterized by significant airway inflammation …