Human Lung Mast Cells : Therapeutic Implications in Asthma

Mast cells are strategically located in different compartments of the lung in asthmatic patients. These cells are widely recognized as central effectors and immunomodulators in different asthma phenotypes. Mast cell mediators activate a wide spectrum of cells of the innate and adaptive immune system during airway inflammation. Moreover, these cells modulate the activities of several structural cells (i.e., fibroblasts, airway smooth muscle cells, bronchial epithelial and goblet cells, and endothelial cells) in the human lung. These findings indicate that lung mast cells and their mediators significantly contribute to the immune induction of airway remodeling in severe asthma. Therapies targeting mast cell mediators and/or their receptors, including monoclonal antibodies targeting IgE, IL-4/IL-13, IL-5/IL-5Rα, IL-4Rα, TSLP, and IL-33, have been found safe and effective in the treatment of different phenotypes of asthma. Moreover, agonists of inhibitory receptors expressed by human mast cells (Siglec-8, Siglec-6) are under investigation for asthma treatment. Increasing evidence suggests that different approaches to depleting mast cells show promising results in severe asthma treatment. Novel treatments targeting mast cells can presumably change the course of the disease and induce drug-free remission in bronchial asthma. Here, we provide an overview of current and promising treatments for asthma that directly or indirectly target lung mast cells.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 23(2022), 22 vom: 21. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Poto, Remo [VerfasserIn]
Criscuolo, Gjada [VerfasserIn]
Marone, Gianni [VerfasserIn]
Brightling, Chris E [VerfasserIn]
Varricchi, Gilda [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Airway remodeling
Asthma
Basophil
Biological therapies
Eosinophil
Journal Article
Macrophage
Mast cell
Review
Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like Lectins

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Date Completed 29.11.2022

Date Revised 13.12.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms232214466

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349438943