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Cytokine and anti-cytokine therapy for asthma.
Journal article

Cytokine and anti-cytokine therapy for asthma.

  • Simon HU Department of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Friedbühlstrasse 49, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland. hus@pki.unibe.ch
  • 2006-03-29
Published in:
  • Current allergy and asthma reports. - 2006
Animals
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Antibodies
Asthma
Cytokines
Humans
Inflammation Mediators
Interferons
Interleukins
English Cytokines play a critical role in the pathogenesis of asthma. Asthma resolution may depend on the correction of dysregulated cytokine expression, which is a characteristic feature of this chronic inflammatory disease. It is, therefore, not surprising that attempts have been made to either block cytokines present at elevated levels or to substitute cytokines that are insufficiently expressed in asthma. In this article, the results of these studies are discussed, and the obtained insights regarding asthma pathogenesis and new treatment options are summarized.
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  • English
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