Pathogenesis of Allergic Airway Inflammation

Abstract Advances have been made in defining the mechanisms for the control of allergic airway inflammation in response to inhaled antigens. Several genes, including ADAM33, DPP10, PHF11, GPRA, TIM-1, PDE4D, OPN3, and ORMDL3, have been implicated in the pathogenesis and susceptibility to atopy and asthma. Growing evidence associates asthma with a systemic propensity for allergic T-helper type 2 cytokines. Disordered coagulation and fibrinolysis also exacerbate asthma symptoms. Balance among functionally distinct dendritic cell subsets contributes to the outcome of T-cell-mediated immunity. Allergen-specific T-regulatory cells play a pivotal role in the development of tolerance to allergens and immune suppression. The major emphasis on immunotherapy for asthma during the past decade has been to direct the immune response to a type 1 response, or immune tolerance. In this review, we discuss the current information on the pathogenesis of allergic airway inflammation and potential immunotherapy, which could be beneficial in the treatment of airway inflammation, allergy, and asthma..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Current allergy and asthma reports - 10(2009), 1 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 39-48

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Agrawal, Devendra K. [VerfasserIn]
Shao, Zhifei [VerfasserIn]

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BKL:

44.84$jPulmologie

44.78$jImmunkrankheiten

Themen:

Allergic airway inflammation
Asthma
Asthma gene
Coagulation system
Cytotoxic T cell
Dendritic cell
Flt3 ligand
KCa3.1
Matrix metalloproteinase
T helper cell
T regulatory cell

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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010

doi:

10.1007/s11882-009-0081-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC2102873250