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Lung disease IL-25 blockade could reduce virus-associated asthma attacks
Nature.com Approximately 85% of asthma exacerbations, also known as asthma attacks, are triggered by respiratory viruses and are characterized by an elevated type 2 immune response. Beale et al. now show that infection with rhinoviruses, the most common type of … |
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Enhancing the understanding of asthma
Nature.com Allergic diseases, particularly asthma, pose a growing medical challenge worldwide. CD4+ T cells, which are critical for host defense against infection, can also instigate a detrimental inflammatory response to harmless environmental substances such as … |
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Moving from an asthma pipe dream to a pipeline
Nature.com Since the 1980s, asthma has been thought of primarily as a T helper 2 (TH2) cell disorder in which TH2 cells activate eosinophils, causing them to infiltrate the airways and resulting in inflammation and the clinical manifestations of asthma. To date … |
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'March epidemic' of asthma
Nature.com Seasonal spurts in asthma cases have been reported from across the world. Researchers in the Indian megacity of Kolkata have now found evidence to nail a 'March epidemic' of asthma. This item is available free as a special feature to registered … |
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Asthma yields up some of its secrets to gene researchers
Nature.com (blog) A massive genetic study of thousands of asthma sufferers may force a rethink of some commonly held beliefs about the disease. Over 150 scientists from 19 … New research finds asthma genes Asthma linked to seven genetic variants: Study Newly discovered genes predispose to asthma |
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