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ReviewFrontiers in medicine2021

Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis: Dissecting the Pathophysiology.

Filippo Fagni, Federica Bello, Giacomo Emmi

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Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  11. Immature leukocyte and plasma-induced cell death reveal subclinical immune activation in EGPA patients in remission.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  18. Immunological Markers Associated with Skin Manifestations of EGPA.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Filippo FagniDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy.
Federica BelloDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy.
Giacomo EmmiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare multisystemic disease classified both amongst hypereosinophilic disorders and ANCA-associated vasculitis. Vessel inflammation and eosinophilic proliferation are the hallmarks of the disease and main effectors of organ damage. Two distinct disease phenotypes have classically been described according to ANCA-status: the ANCA-negative subset with eosinophil-driven manifestation and the ANCA-positive one with vasculitic manifestations. An analogous dichotomization has also been backed by histological findings and a distinct genetic background. EGPA is typically consider a Th2-mediated disease and blood and tissue eosinophilia represent the cornerstone of diagnosis. Besides, ANCA are known for inducing endothelial injury and vascular inflammation by activating the circulating neutrophils. Thus, the pathogenesis of EGPA seems to be mediated by two coexisting mechanisms. However, the verbatim application of this strict dualism cannot always be translated into routine clinical practice. In the present review we describe the current knowledge on the eosinophilic and ANCA-mediated aspects of EGPA pathogenesis. Finally, we review the rationale of the currently proposed EGPA dichotomy and future research perspectives.

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ANCA-associated vasculitisChurg-Strauss syndromeEGPA classificationEosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitiseosinophilshypereosinophilic syndromesmyeloperoxidaseneutrophils

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PMID33718405
PMCPMC7943470

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