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Targeting the interleukin-4 and interleukin-13 pathways in severe asthma: current knowledge and future needs.
Current opinion in pulmonary medicine - 1 Jan 2018
Parulekar Amit D, Kao Christina C, Diamant Zuzana, Hanania Nicola A
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Severe asthma is a heterogeneous disease that can be classified into phenotypes and endotypes based upon clinical or biological characteristics. Interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 play a key role in type 2 (T2) asthma. This article reviews the signaling pathway of IL-4 and IL-13 and highlights its targeted therapy in severe asthma. RECENT FINDINGS: Several clinical trials of biologics targeting the...
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