TY - JOUR
T1 - The future of asthma therapy
T2 - Integrating clinical and experimental studies
AU - Corry, David
AU - Kheradmand, Farrah
PY - 2005/10
Y1 - 2005/10
N2 - Asthma is one of the most common, and now most heavily investigated, of modern diseases. Research along two fronts, involving experimental models of asthma and human clinical trials, proceeds in parallel, often with investigators unaware of their counterpart's findings. Here, we review the unique immunological insights into asthma pathogenesis and therapy that may be gained from comparison of human clinical trial results and analogous experimental studies. The pitfalls and benefits of animal models of asthma are discussed, and we briefly review ongoing asthma clinical studies that are based on immunological principals. Finally, we use new insights from human and animal studies to construct a refined immunopathologic disease model that may be of use in designing future experimental and therapeutic studies.
AB - Asthma is one of the most common, and now most heavily investigated, of modern diseases. Research along two fronts, involving experimental models of asthma and human clinical trials, proceeds in parallel, often with investigators unaware of their counterpart's findings. Here, we review the unique immunological insights into asthma pathogenesis and therapy that may be gained from comparison of human clinical trial results and analogous experimental studies. The pitfalls and benefits of animal models of asthma are discussed, and we briefly review ongoing asthma clinical studies that are based on immunological principals. Finally, we use new insights from human and animal studies to construct a refined immunopathologic disease model that may be of use in designing future experimental and therapeutic studies.
KW - Allergic lung disease
KW - Asthma
KW - Cytokine
KW - Immunoglobulin
KW - Type I hypersensitivity
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U2 - 10.1385/ir:33:1:035
DO - 10.1385/ir:33:1:035
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16120971
AN - SCOPUS:24644498050
SN - 0257-277X
VL - 33
SP - 35
EP - 51
JO - Immunologic Research
JF - Immunologic Research
IS - 1
ER -