Ontology highlight
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SUBMITTER: Barrios J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5931370 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Current allergy and asthma reports 20180216 2
<h4>Purpose of review</h4>Asthma is a chronic airway disease that affects more than 300 million people worldwide. Current treatment focuses on symptomatic relief by temporally dampening inflammation and relaxing the airway. Novel combative strategies against asthma and hopefully a cure are yet to be developed. The goal of this review is to summarize recent literature on neurotrophins (NTs) in experimental models and clinical settings of asthma research.<h4>Recent findings</h4>We highlight studie ...[more]