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ReviewClinical reviews in allergy & immunology2025

Recombinant BCG Expressing IL-12 as A Novel Immunomodulatory Strategy for Allergic Asthma: Opportunities and Challenges.

Romina Campos-Povea, Enrique González-Madrid, Tays Troncoso-Bravo, Hernán F Peñaloza, Pablo A González, Susan M Bueno, Alexis M Kalergis

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Review in Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Romina Campos-PoveaMillennium Institute On Immunology and Immunotherapy, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins 340, E-8330025, Santiago, Chile.
Enrique González-MadridMillennium Institute On Immunology and Immunotherapy, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins 340, E-8330025, Santiago, Chile.
Tays Troncoso-BravoMillennium Institute On Immunology and Immunotherapy, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins 340, E-8330025, Santiago, Chile.
Hernán F PeñalozaMillennium Institute On Immunology and Immunotherapy, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins 340, E-8330025, Santiago, Chile.
Pablo A GonzálezMillennium Institute On Immunology and Immunotherapy, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins 340, E-8330025, Santiago, Chile.
Susan M BuenoMillennium Institute On Immunology and Immunotherapy, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins 340, E-8330025, Santiago, Chile.
Alexis M KalergisMillennium Institute On Immunology and Immunotherapy, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins 340, E-8330025, Santiago, Chile. akalergis@uc.cl.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allergic asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder driven by a T helper type 2 (Th2)-mediated immune response that involves eosinophils and mast cell recruitment to affected tissues, eliciting inflammatory cytokines and IgE production. Typical symptoms in more severe cases include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, persistent coughing, excessive mucus production, and airway hyperresponsiveness. Current therapies, which focus on suppressing the immune system, mitigate the symptoms but are generally insufficient to address the disease. Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) platform, initially developed as an attenuated vaccine for tuberculosis (TB), induces a potent T helper type 1 (Th1) polarized immune response, making it a promising candidate for treating Th2-dominant conditions, such as allergic asthma, ultimately alleviating the symptoms. BCG can be genetically modified to express antigens of other pathogens or immunogenic proteins, such as IL-12p70. In this review, we examine the potential of BCG as a novel therapeutic platform for allergic asthma, focusing on its ability to modulate the immune response via IL-12.

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AsthmaBCG VaccineInterleukin-12Mycobacterium bovisAnimalsHumansImmunomodulationTh2 CellsVaccines, SyntheticBCG VaccineInterleukin-12Vaccines, SyntheticAllergic asthmaBCGIL-12Recombinant BCGTh2Therapeutic strategy

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