Promise and pitfalls in animal-based asthma research: Building a better mousetrap

David B. Corry, Charles G. Irvin

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    Abstract

    Asthma is one of the leading chronic diseases in the world today. An essential component of the asthma research endeavor is the animal-based experimental disease system, which provides knowledge that is not attainable through study of patients alone. Animal research is especially valuable for elucidating pathophysiology, drug testing, and as an adjunct for interpreting the results of human clinical trials. However, controversies surrounding animal systems data and at the interface between animal and human studies raise questions regarding the true utility of experimental asthma research. We consider here the considerable promise and important limitations of animal-based systems and their prospects for the future study asthma.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)279-294
    Number of pages16
    JournalImmunologic Research
    Volume35
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jul 2006

    Keywords

    • Airway hyperresponsiveness
    • Animal model
    • Asthma
    • TH cell

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Immunology

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