Kariyawasam Harsha H, Robinson Douglas S
Allergy and Clinical Immunology Section, MRC and Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK.
Curr Opin Immunol. 2007 Dec;19(6):681-6. doi: 10.1016/j.coi.2007.07.021. Epub 2007 Oct 22.
There is an increasing evidence that airway structural change (termed remodelling) is associated with the severity and chronicity of asthma. Recent studies support an important role for eosinophils in the remodelling process. In particular eosinophil depletion studies have demonstrated that several aspects of remodelling are attenuated. Eosinophils have been confirmed as an important source of TGF-beta(1) as well as other important cytokines that can lead to the direct activation of epithelium and mesenchymal cells that are considered to drive airway remodelling. The current studies that support a role for eosinophils in airway remodelling are reviewed in article.
越来越多的证据表明,气道结构改变(称为重塑)与哮喘的严重程度和慢性化相关。最近的研究支持嗜酸性粒细胞在重塑过程中发挥重要作用。特别是嗜酸性粒细胞清除研究表明,重塑的几个方面会减弱。嗜酸性粒细胞已被确认为转化生长因子-β(1)以及其他重要细胞因子的重要来源,这些细胞因子可导致被认为驱动气道重塑的上皮细胞和间充质细胞直接激活。本文综述了支持嗜酸性粒细胞在气道重塑中作用的当前研究。