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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Weissler JC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8626390 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lung 20211105 6
Recent therapeutic advances in the management of asthma have underscored the importance of eosinophilia and the role of pro-eosinophilic mediators such as IL-5 in asthma. Given that a subset of patients with COPD may display peripheral eosinophilia similar to what is observed in asthma, a number of recent studies have implied that eosinophilic COPD is a distinct entity. This review will seek to contrast the mechanisms of eosinophilia in asthma and COPD, the implications of eosinophilia for disea ...[more]