Recent Concepts in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Asthma
Whittaker L, Cohn L. Recent Concepts in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Asthma. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 2002, 9: 135-144. DOI: 10.1097/00045413-200205000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment of asthmaLow-dose antigen exposureCD4 lymphocyte subsetsSpecific proinflammatory mediatorsMainstay of therapyAirways of asthmaticsPathogenesis of asthmaAirway hyperresponsivenessAirflow obstructionLymphocyte subsetsMucus hypersecretionAntigen exposureProinflammatory mediatorsInflammatory cytokinesTh2 lymphocytesTh1 cellsCellular inflammationCommon syndromeNovel therapiesAsthmaDisease processInflammationPathogenesisΒ-agonistsContinued investigation