2023
Mepolizumab Reduces Systemic Corticosteroid Use in Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps
Chupp G, Alobid I, Lugogo N, Kariyawasam H, Bourdin A, Chaker A, Smith S, Sousa A, Mayer B, Chan R, Matucci A. Mepolizumab Reduces Systemic Corticosteroid Use in Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology In Practice 2023, 11: 3504-3512.e2. PMID: 37586475, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Cortex HormonesAdultChronic DiseaseHumansNasal PolypsPrednisoloneRhinitisSinusitisTreatment OutcomeConceptsSevere chronic rhinosinusitisOral corticosteroid doseSystemic corticosteroidsNasal polypsChronic rhinosinusitisCorticosteroid doseSinus surgerySCS useTreatment responseLong-term adverse effectsPlacebo treatment responsePrior sinus surgeryPatient baseline characteristicsBlood eosinophil countsSystemic corticosteroid useMepolizumab efficacyCorticosteroid useWeek 52Baseline characteristicsEosinophil countClinical benefitCare treatmentMepolizumabRhinosinusitisPlacebo
2011
Targeting ST2L Potentiates CpG-Mediated Therapeutic Effects in a Chronic Fungal Asthma Model
Ramaprakash H, Shibata T, Duffy KE, Ismailoglu UB, Bredernitz RM, Moreira AP, Coelho AL, Das AM, Fursov N, Chupp GL, Hogaboam CM. Targeting ST2L Potentiates CpG-Mediated Therapeutic Effects in a Chronic Fungal Asthma Model. American Journal Of Pathology 2011, 179: 104-115. PMID: 21640974, PMCID: PMC3123853, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.03.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAspergillosis, Allergic BronchopulmonaryAspergillus fumigatusAsthmaBlotting, WesternBronchial HyperreactivityCase-Control StudiesChemokine CXCL9Chronic DiseaseDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFibrosisHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesImmunoglobulin GLungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOligodeoxyribonucleotidesReceptors, Interleukin-1Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerToll-Like Receptor 9ConceptsAsthmatic miceExperimental asthmaDendritic cellsTherapeutic effectDay 28Live A. fumigatus conidiaControl dendritic cellsMucus cell metaplasiaKey pathological featureCell-associated receptorsA. fumigatus conidiaProtein expression levelsAirway hyperresponsivenessCXCL9 levelsFungal asthmaPeribronchial fibrosisAsthma modelIL-12p70Time-dependent mannerAllergic inflammationAsthma severityCell metaplasiaIL-33Therapeutic blockadeC57BL/6 mice