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Interleukin-5 in the Pathophysiology of Severe Asthma.


ABSTRACT: Interleukin-5 (IL-5) exerts a central pathogenic role in differentiation, recruitment, survival, and degranulation of eosinophils. Indeed, during the last years, significant advances have been made in our understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the powerful actions of IL-5 finalized to the induction, maintenance, and amplification of eosinophilic inflammation. Therefore, IL-5 is a suitable target for add-on biological therapies based on either IL-5 inhibition (mepolizumab, reslizumab) or blockade of its receptor (benralizumab). These modern treatments can result in being definitely beneficial for patients with severe type 2 (T2)-high eosinophilic asthma, refractory to conventional anti-inflammatory drugs such as inhaled and even systemic corticosteroids.

SUBMITTER: Pelaia C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6927944 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Interleukin-5 in the Pathophysiology of Severe Asthma.

Pelaia Corrado C   Paoletti Giovanni G   Puggioni Francesca F   Racca Francesca F   Pelaia Girolamo G   Canonica Giorgio Walter GW   Heffler Enrico E  

Frontiers in physiology 20191217


Interleukin-5 (IL-5) exerts a central pathogenic role in differentiation, recruitment, survival, and degranulation of eosinophils. Indeed, during the last years, significant advances have been made in our understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the powerful actions of IL-5 finalized to the induction, maintenance, and amplification of eosinophilic inflammation. Therefore, IL-5 is a suitable target for add-on biological therapies based on either IL-5 inhibition (mepolizum  ...[more]

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