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Mepolizumab Attenuates Airway Eosinophil Numbers, but Not Their Functional Phenotype, in Asthma.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Dec 2017
Kelly Elizabeth A, Esnault Stephane, Liu Lin Ying, Evans Michael D, Johansson Mats W, Mathur Sameer, Mosher Deane F, Denlinger Loren C, Jarjour Nizar N
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RATIONALE: Mepolizumab, an IL-5-blocking antibody, reduces exacerbations in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma. Mepolizumab arrests eosinophil maturation; however, the functional phenotype of eosinophils that persist in the blood and airway after administration of IL-5 neutralizing antibodies has not been reported. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of anti-IL-5 antibody on the numbers and phenotypes of...
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