Molecular mechanisms of oxidative stress in asthma

C Michaeloudes, H Abubakar-Waziri, R Lakhdar… - Molecular aspects of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The lungs are exposed to reactive oxygen species oxygen (ROS) produced as a result of
inhalation of oxygen, as well as smoke and other air pollutants. Cell metabolism and the …

Airway remodeling in asthma

KP Hough, ML Curtiss, TJ Blain, RM Liu, J Trevor… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways that may result from exposure to allergens
or other environmental irritants, resulting in bronchoconstriction, wheezing, and shortness of …

Oxidative stress and inflammation in acute and chronic lung injuries

FS Bezerra, M Lanzetti, RT Nesi, AC Nagato, CP Silva… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Acute and chronic lung injuries are among the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Lung
injury can affect several components of the respiratory system, including the airways …

Shared genetic and experimental links between obesity-related traits and asthma subtypes in UK Biobank

Z Zhu, Y Guo, H Shi, CL Liu, RA Panganiban… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Clinical and epidemiologic studies have shown that obesity is associated with
asthma and that these associations differ by asthma subtype. Little is known about the …

Airway remodeling in asthma: what really matters

H Fehrenbach, C Wagner, M Wegmann - Cell and tissue research, 2017 - Springer
Airway remodeling is generally quite broadly defined as any change in composition,
distribution, thickness, mass or volume and/or number of structural components observed in …

'WNT-er is coming': WNT signalling in chronic lung diseases

HA Baarsma, M Königshoff - Thorax, 2017 - thorax.bmj.com
Chronic lung diseases represent a major public health problem with only limited therapeutic
options. An important unmet need is to identify compounds and drugs that target key …

Associations between blood eosinophils and decline in lung function among adults with and without asthma

RJ Hancox, ID Pavord, MR Sears - European Respiratory …, 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Eosinophilic inflammation and airway remodelling are characteristic features of asthma, but
the association between them is unclear. We assessed associations between blood …

[HTML][HTML] IL-4 and IL-13, not eosinophils, drive type 2 airway inflammation, remodeling and lung function decline

G Scott, S Asrat, J Allinne, WK Lim, K Nagashima… - Cytokine, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Rationale Type 2 (T2) asthma is characterized by airflow limitations and elevated
levels of blood and sputum eosinophils, fractional exhaled nitric oxide, IgE, and periostin …

Modeling TH2 responses and airway inflammation to understand fundamental mechanisms regulating the pathogenesis of asthma

PS Foster, S Maltby, HF Rosenberg… - Immunological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we highlight experiments conducted in our laboratories that have elucidated
functional roles for CD 4+ T‐helper type‐2 lymphocytes (TH 2 cells), their associated …

Unmet need in severe, uncontrolled asthma: can anti-TSLP therapy with tezepelumab provide a valuable new treatment option?

A Menzies-Gow, ME Wechsler, CE Brightling - Respiratory research, 2020 - Springer
Despite treatment with standard-of-care medications, including currently available biologic
therapies, many patients with severe asthma have uncontrolled disease, which is associated …