Monday, 8 December 2014: 13:25 - 13:45
Sala 1 & 2 (Sul America)
Douglas Robinson
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Respiratory Medicine, University College London Hospital NS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Learning Objectives:
What is a type 2 cytokine profile?
What is a type 2 cytokine profile?
Type cytokines may come from multple sources including innate lymphoid cells
airway inflammation in asthma may be type 2 or non type 2
biomarkers may help distinguish these endotypes
biologics targeting type 2 cytokines are promising for asthma treatment
different type 2 cytokines have different activities and may be expressed to differing degrees between patients