Innate immune cells in asthma

J Deckers, FB Madeira, H Hammad - Trends in immunology, 2013 - cell.com
J Deckers, FB Madeira, H Hammad
Trends in immunology, 2013cell.com
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways associated with a T helper (Th) 2
response. Such a response in the lungs requires complex interactions between innate cells
and structural cells. Dendritic cells (DCs) are pivotal during sensitization to allergens but
clearly require epithelium-derived signals to become activated. Epithelial cells also
contribute to the activation and the survival of mast cells (MCs), basophils, and eosinophils
and group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s). In turn, these innate cells can activate DCs to …
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways associated with a T helper (Th)2 response. Such a response in the lungs requires complex interactions between innate cells and structural cells. Dendritic cells (DCs) are pivotal during sensitization to allergens but clearly require epithelium-derived signals to become activated. Epithelial cells also contribute to the activation and the survival of mast cells (MCs), basophils, and eosinophils and group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s). In turn, these innate cells can activate DCs to sustain Th2 immunity. Here, we review the role played by these different populations of immune cells in the pathogenesis of asthma and how they interact to orchestrate Th2 immunity.
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