West Erin E, Kashyap Mohit, Leonard Warren J
Laboratory of Molecular Immunology and Immunology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1674, USA.
Drug Discov Today Dis Mech. 2012 Dec 1;9(3-4). doi: 10.1016/j.ddmec.2012.09.003.
Asthma is a complex disorder of the airways that is characterized by T helper type 2 (Th2) inflammation. The pleiotrophic cytokine TSLP has emerged as an important player involved in orchestrating the inflammation seen in asthma and other atopic diseases. Early research elucidated the role of TSLP on CD4 T cells, and recent work has revealed the impact of TSLP on multiple cell types. Furthermore, TSLP plays an important role in the sequential progression of atopic dermatitis to asthma, clarifying the key role of TSLP in the pathogenesis of asthma, a finding with therapeutic implications.
哮喘是一种气道的复杂病症,其特征为2型辅助性T(Th2)炎症。多效性细胞因子胸腺基质淋巴细胞生成素(TSLP)已成为参与协调哮喘和其他特应性疾病中所见炎症的重要因子。早期研究阐明了TSLP对CD4 T细胞的作用,最近的研究揭示了TSLP对多种细胞类型的影响。此外,TSLP在特应性皮炎向哮喘的连续进展中起重要作用,这阐明了TSLP在哮喘发病机制中的关键作用,这一发现具有治疗意义。