| Literature DB >> 27401625 |
Xiao Chloe Wan1, Prescott G Woodruff2.
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Biomarkers have been critical for studies of disease pathogenesis and the development of new therapies in severe asthma. In particular, biomarkers of type 2 inflammation have proven valuable for endotyping and targeting new biological agents. Because of these successes in understanding and marking type 2 inflammation, lack of knowledge regarding non-type 2 inflammatory mechanisms in asthma will soon be the major obstacle to the development of new treatments and management strategies in severe asthma. Biomarkers can play a role in these investigations as well by providing insight into the underlying biology in human studies of patients with severe asthma.Entities:
Keywords: Biomarker; Endotype; Eosinophil; Exhaled nitric oxide; Periostin; Severe asthma
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27401625 PMCID: PMC6057475 DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2016.03.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunol Allergy Clin North Am ISSN: 0889-8561 Impact factor: 3.479