The pathology of asthma: what is obstructing our view?

H Aegerter, BN Lambrecht - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Despite the advent of sophisticated and efficient new biologics to treat inflammation in
asthma, the disease persists. Even following treatment, many patients still experience the …

Eosinophils from A to Z

L Gigon, T Fettrelet, S Yousefi, D Simon, HU Simon - Allergy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Eosinophils are bone marrow‐derived granulocytes and are found in low numbers in the
peripheral blood of healthy subjects. In type 2 inflammatory diseases, eosinopoiesis in the …

Severe fungal asthma: a role for biologics and inhaled antifungals

RB Moss - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Allergic asthma has traditionally been treated with inhaled and systemic
glucocorticosteroids. A continuum of allergic fungal airways disease associated with …

[HTML][HTML] The Unified Airway Hypothesis: Evidence From Specific Intervention With Anti–IL-5 Biologic Therapy

C Bachert, AU Luong, P Gevaert, J Mullol… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The unified airway hypothesis proposes that upper and lower airway diseases reflect a
single pathological process manifesting in different locations within the airway. Functional …

Ym1 protein crystals promote type 2 immunity

I Heyndrickx, K Deswarte, K Verstraete… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Spontaneous protein crystallization is a rare event, yet protein crystals are frequently found
in eosinophil-rich inflammation. In humans, Charcot-Leyden crystals (CLCs) are made from …

Predictive significance of Charcot‐Leyden crystal structures for nasal polyp recurrence

W Chen, Y Bai, W Kong, X Luo, Y Zeng… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Charcot‐Leyden crystals (CLCs) are recognized to be classic
hallmarks of eosinophilic inflammation. Both protein and mRNA levels of CLC in nasal …

2021 year in review: Spotlight on eosinophils

JLM Dunn, ME Rothenberg - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
This review highlights recent advances in the understanding of eosinophils and eosinophilic
diseases, particularly eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases during the last year. The …

Advances in chronic rhinosinusitis in 2020 and 2021

Z Xu, Y Huang, T Delemarre, C Cavaliere… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Major progress has been achieved in the understanding and clinical practice of chronic
rhinosinusitis, with or without nasal polyps. These advances resulted in a better …

Eosinophils as drivers of bacterial immunomodulation and persistence

KM Parrish, MC Gestal - Infection and Immunity, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Traditionally, eosinophils have been linked to parasitic infections and pathological disease
states. However, emerging literature has unveiled a more nuanced and intricate role for …

An Emerging Role of Extracellular Traps in Chronic Rhinosinusitis

S Zhang, Z Wang - Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a complicated, heterogeneous
disease likely caused by inflammatory and infectious factors. There is clear evidence that …