2004
Asthma: Mechanisms of Disease Persistence and Progression
Cohn L, Elias JA, Chupp GL. Asthma: Mechanisms of Disease Persistence and Progression. Annual Review Of Immunology 2004, 22: 789-815. PMID: 15032597, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.22.012703.104716.BooksConceptsIL-13Key effector cytokineAnti-inflammatory therapyIL-13 productionProduction of chemokinesProgression of diseaseAirway fibrosisAllergic asthmaAirway remodelingEffector cytokinesEosinophilic inflammationPersistent diseaseTh2 cytokinesEpithelial damageDisease progressionInflammatory responseTh2 cellsMucus productionSmooth muscleBronchial airwaysMatrix metalloproteinasesAnimal dataAsthmaDisease persistenceInflammation
2000
T-helper type 2 cell-directed therapy for asthma
Cohn L, Ray A. T-helper type 2 cell-directed therapy for asthma. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2000, 88: 187-196. PMID: 11150597, DOI: 10.1016/s0163-7258(00)00091-7.BooksConceptsTh2 cell differentiationT helper type 2 cellsNew immunomodulatory strategiesCell-directed therapiesChronic inflammatory diseaseTh2 cell functionType 2 cellsTh cell developmentImmunomodulatory strategiesPathophysiologic abnormalitiesInflammatory diseasesRespiratory tractTh2 cellsImmune responseTraditional therapiesCell differentiationBronchial airwaysAsthmaTherapyCell functionCell effectsCytokinesDiseaseCell developmentMolecular mechanisms