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Airway inflammation in asthma: key players beyond the Th2 pathway.

AbstractPURPOSE OF REVIEW:
The Th2 pathway starts with the binding of IL-4 to the IL-4 receptor followed by the phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 and the activation of GATA3. The most important question relates to the sources of IL-4 and IL-4 related inflammation. Which cells other than Th2 cells are responsible for airway inflammation in asthma?
RECENT FINDINGS:
Accumulating data indicate that basophils contribute to endothelium-related IL-4-dependent inflammation. There is also a dendritic cell-related alternative for the induction of Th2 cells via Notch signalling. GATA3 deoxyribozyme improves asthma that is not clearly related to T-cells. The innate immune response in allergy is linked to mast cells, basophils, and the innate lymphoid cell type 2 (ILC2). ILC2s respond to IL-25, IL-33, thymic stromal lymphopoietin, and leukotrienes by producing IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13. In addition to all this inflammatory-cell-driven asthma, increasing evidence has emerged relating to smooth muscle cell activation, the endothelial and epithelial barrier functions, and improvements in the barrier function. The elevation of intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate because of the use of phosphodiesterase inhibitors adds to the prevention of epithelial-endothelial leakage, supports airway smooth muscle relaxation, and is immunosuppressive.
CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY:
IL-4 is the predominant Th2 cell cytokine. Many more cells, including eosinophils, basophils, mast cells, and ILC2, contribute to the production of IL-4 in the airways. Epithelial cells and endothelial cells lose barrier function in the context of allergic airway inflammation, and this could be at least partially remedied by increasing the intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate levels through phosphodiesterase inhibition.
AuthorsAlex KleinJan
JournalCurrent opinion in pulmonary medicine (Curr Opin Pulm Med) Vol. 22 Issue 1 Pg. 46-52 (Jan 2016) ISSN: 1531-6971 [Electronic] United States
PMID26574718 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
Chemical References
  • Cytokines
Topics
  • Animals
  • Asthma (immunology)
  • Cytokines (immunology)
  • Epithelial Cells (immunology)
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Innate (immunology)
  • Inflammation (immunology)
  • Th2 Cells (immunology)

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