Airway Interleukin-33 and type 2 cytokines in adult patients with acute asthma

Several animal studies, and one inoculation study in adult asthmatics have shown that interleukin-33 (IL-33) is a major contributor to type-2 inflammation in acute asthma. However, the link between IL-33 and type-2 inflammation has not been shown in naturally occurring asthma exacerbations.

Source: Respiratory Medicine - May 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Nadia Nicholine Poulsen, Asger Bjerregaard, Siew-Kim Khoo, Ingrid A. Laing, Peter Le Sou ëf, Vibeke Backer, Laura Rapley, Suzanne E. Cohen, Lucy Barrett, Philip Thompson, Svetlana Baltic, Celeste Porsbjerg Source Type: research