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The cytokine network in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Year: 2008

Type: review

Abstract: Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are very common inflammatory diseases of the airways. They both cause airway narrowing and are increasing in incidence throughout the world, imposing enormous burdens on health care. Cytokines play a key role in orchestrating the chronic inflammation and structural changes of the respiratory tract in both asthma and COPD and have become important targets for the development of new therapeutic strategies in these diseases.

Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation

DOI: 10.1172/jci36130

Author: Peter J. Barnes

Institution: Imperial College London

Language: English

Topic: Asthma and respiratory diseases

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Daiichi-Sankyo