%0 Journal Article
%T Which Factors Associated With Activated Eosinophils Contribute to the Pathogenesis of Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease?
%A Hae-Sim Park
%A Youngsoo Lee
%A Youngwoo Choi
%J Archive of "Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research".
%D 2019
%R 10.4168/aair.2019.11.3.320
%X Eosinophils have long been recognized as a central effector cell in the lungs of asthmatic patients. They contribute to airway inflammation and remodeling through releasing several molecules such as cytokines, granule proteins, lipid mediators and extracellular traps/vesicles. Repeated evidence reveals that intense eosinophil infiltration in upper and lower airway mucosae contributes to the pathogenesis of aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD). Persistent eosinophilia is found to be associated with type 2 immune responses, cysteinyl leukotriene overproduction and eosinophil-epithelium interactions. This review highlights recent findings about key mechanisms of eosinophil activation in the airway inflammation of AERD. In addition, current biologics (targeting type 2 immune responses) were suggested to control eosinophilic inflammation for AERD patients
%K Eosinophils
%K epithelium
%K therapy
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6439191/