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SynthesisFrontiers in immunology2025

The clinical and pathological histology efficacy of biological therapy for severe asthma with a phenotype of type 2 inflammation - systematic review.

Junhui Ma, Qiang Ma, Jing Yang, Panpan Liang, Jiaxin Zhou, Jiarui Ma, Fuhua Ma, Bing Zhuan, Wei Zhou

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Junhui MaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
Qiang MaDepartment of Chest Surgery, People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan, China.
Jing YangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
Panpan LiangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
Jiaxin ZhouDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
Jiarui MaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
Fuhua MaMedical Administration Department, Yongning County People's Hospital, Yinchuan, China.
Bing ZhuanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
Wei ZhouDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma is a complex, chronic inflammatory condition of the airways that comes in many forms. Because different inflammatory processes drive it, we can generally categorize asthma into two main types: type 2 inflammatory asthma and non-type 2 inflammatory asthma. Type 2 inflammation is usually the culprit in most folks grappling with severe asthma. There is a noticeable difference in the treatment approaches for different phenotypes of severe asthma. The main reason is that patients suffering from type 2 inflammatory asthma can respond well to treatment with biological agents. Several well-verified biological agents, such as anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE) monoclonal antibodies, anti-interleukin (IL)-4 monoclonal antibodies, anti-IL-5 monoclonal antibodies, and anti-thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) monoclonal antibodies, have shown outstanding effectiveness. They can significantly alleviate asthma exacerbations, lower the number of eosinophils, improve pulmonary function, decrease the dependence on oral corticosteroids, and elevate the quality of life for patients with asthma. This discourse meticulously evaluates the therapeutic prowess of biological agents in the treatment and control of severe asthma, concurrently investigating their impact on histological indices, to highlight the crucial role of precision medicine in the strategic concatenation of therapy for this refractory malady.

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Anti-Asthmatic AgentsAsthmaBiological TherapyInflammationCytokinesHumansPhenotypeQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexThymic Stromal LymphopoietinTreatment OutcomeAnti-Asthmatic AgentsCytokinesThymic Stromal Lymphopoietinbiologic therapypathological histology efficacyphenotypesevere asthmatype 2 inflammation

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PMCPMC12037598

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