Year: 2000
Type: article
Abstract: While airway eosinophilia is a characteristic feature of asthma and allergic rhinitis, the accumulation of eosinophils in the airways is the terminal step of a sequence that involves complex cellular interactions, both in the airway itself and in the associated secondary lymphoid organs.It is now clear that T cells, specifically Th2 cells, play a critical role in the development of allergic airways inflammation by virtue of their ability to produce cytokines such as IL-4,
Author: Manel Jordana
Institution: McMaster University
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W422076051