Current understanding of asthma pathogenesis and biomarkers

N Habib, MA Pasha, DD Tang - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Asthma is a heterogeneous lung disease with variable phenotypes (clinical presentations)
and distinctive endotypes (mechanisms). Over the last decade, considerable efforts have …

Asthma remission: what is it and how can it be achieved?

D Thomas, VM McDonald, ID Pavord… - European Respiratory …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Asthma treatment goals currently focus on symptom and exacerbation control rather than
remission. Remission is not identical to cure, but is a step closer. This review considers the …

Is IgE or eosinophils the key player in allergic asthma pathogenesis? Are we asking the right question?

A Matucci, A Vultaggio, E Maggi, I Kasujee - Respiratory research, 2018 - Springer
Bronchial asthma (BA) is a chronic inflammatory disease with a marked heterogeneity in
pathophysiology and etiology. The heterogeneity of BA may be related to the inducing …

Toward clinically applicable biomarkers for asthma: an EAACI position paper

Z Diamant, S Vijverberg, K Alving, A Bakirtas… - Allergy, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Inflammation, structural, and functional abnormalities within the airways are key features of
asthma. Although these processes are well documented, their expression varies across the …

Omalizumab, the first available antibody for biological treatment of severe asthma: more than a decade of real-life effectiveness

C Pelaia, C Calabrese, R Terracciano… - Therapeutic …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Omalizumab was the first, and for a long time the only available monoclonal antibody for the
add-on treatment of severe allergic asthma. In particular, omalizumab selectively targets …

Roles of omalizumab in various allergic diseases

Y Okayama, H Matsumoto, H Odajima… - Allergology …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
abstract IgE and mast cells play a pivotal role in various allergic diseases, including asthma,
allergic rhinitis, and urticaria. Treatment with omalizumab, a monoclonal anti-IgE antibody …

Biomarkers in asthma: state of the art

A Tiotiu - Asthma research and practice, 2018 - Springer
Asthma is a heterogenous disease characterized by multiple phenotypes driven by different
mechanisms. The implementation of precision medicine in the management of asthma …

Mass spectrometry‐based tear proteomics for noninvasive biomarker discovery

E Ponzini, C Santambrogio, A De Palma… - Mass Spectrometry …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The lacrimal film has attracted increasing interest in the last decades as a potential source of
biomarkers of physiopathological states, due to its accessibility, moderate complexity, and …

Anti-IgE treatment, airway inflammation and remodelling in severe allergic asthma: current knowledge and future perspectives

K Samitas, V Delimpoura, E Zervas… - European respiratory …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Asthma is a disorder of the airways involving various inflammatory cells and mediators and
characterised by bronchial hyperresponsiveness, chronic inflammation and structural …

Holy Grail: the journey towards disease modification in asthma

WW Busse, E Melén… - European Respiratory …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
At present, there is no cure for asthma, and treatment typically involves therapies that
prevent or reduce asthma symptoms, without modifying the underlying disease. A “disease …