The World according to IL-9

A Pajulas, J Zhang, MH Kaplan - The Journal of Immunology, 2023 - journals.aai.org
Among the cytokines regulating immune cells, IL-9 has gained considerable attention for its
ability to act on multiple cell types as a regulator of beneficial and pathologic immune …

Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis: Immunopathological Insights and Therapeutic Applications of Immunomodulators

NK Hehar, DGI Chigbu - Life, 2024 - mdpi.com
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a complex and multifactorial disease process that
employs Th2 cell-mediated immunologic processes, which involves the overexpression of …

Immunologic aspects of asthma: from molecular mechanisms to disease pathophysiology and clinical translation

C Xie, J Yang, A Gul, Y Li, R Zhang, M Yalikun… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In the present review, we focused on recent translational and clinical discoveries in asthma
immunology, facilitating phenotyping and stratified or personalized interventions for patients …

Cytokines in Allergic Conjunctivitis: Unraveling Their Pathophysiological Roles

DGI Chigbu, NJ Karbach, SL Abu, NK Hehar - Life, 2024 - mdpi.com
Allergic conjunctivitis is one of the common immune hypersensitivity disorders that affect the
ocular system. The clinical manifestations of this condition exhibit variability contingent upon …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of Airway Epithelial-Derived Alarmins in Asthma: Perspectives for Therapeutic Targets

RK Hansi, M Ranjbar, CE Whetstone, GM Gauvreau - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition predominantly driven by a type 2 immune
response. Epithelial-derived alarmins such as thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) …

Functional diversity and regulation of IL-9-producing T cells in cancer immunotherapy

M Kalim, R Jing, W Guo, H Xing, Y Lu - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract IL-9-producing T cells (T9) regulate immunological responses that affect various
cellular biological processes, though their precise function remains fully understood …

Study on Potential Differentially Expressed Genes in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Bioinformatics and Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis

M Giriyappagoudar, B Vastrad, R Horakeri, C Vastrad - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive lung disease with reduced
quality of life and earlier mortality, but its pathogenesis and key genes are still unclear. In …

Toll-like receptor activation induces airway obstruction and hyperresponsiveness in guinea pigs

Y Xiang, J Liu, M Nie, G Nilsson, J Säfholm… - Respiratory Research, 2024 - Springer
Background Microbial infections, particularly those caused by rhinovirus (RV) and
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), are major triggers for asthma exacerbations. These viruses …

[HTML][HTML] TL1A priming induces a multi-cytokine Th9 cell phenotype that promotes robust allergic inflammation in murine models of asthma

ML Niese, AL Pajulas, CR Rostron, CCL Cheung… - Mucosal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Multi-cytokine-producing Th9 cells secrete IL-9 and type 2 cytokines and mediate mouse
and human allergic inflammation. However, the cytokines that promote a multi-cytokine …

Evaluation of the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of SM17 in healthy volunteers: results from pre-clinical models and a first-in-human …

G Xu, S Paglialunga, X Qian, R Ding… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Alarmins mediate type 2 T helper cell (Th2) inflammation and serve as
upstream signaling elements in allergic inflammation and autoimmune responses. The …