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Role and pharmacogenomics of TNF-alpha in asthma.
Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry - 1 Aug 2008
Lykouras Dimosthenis, Sampsonas Fotis, Kaparianos Alexandros, Karkoulias Kiriakos, Spiropoulos Kostas
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is a chronic heterogeneous inflammatory disease of the respiratory system in which numerous cytokines play a significant role. Among them TNF-alpha (tumour necrosis factor alpha), a proinflammatory cytokine, has a predominant role in orchestrating airway inflammation and affecting treatment outcome. In this review we attempt to summarize the involvement of TNF-alpha in the pathogenesis of asthma,...
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