The Value of Targeting Complement Components in Asthma
Asthma is an important respiratory illness. Though pharmacological and biological treatment is well established and is staged according to endotypes and their responses to treatment, novel avenues are being explored. Our focus is complement. In this viewpoint, we evaluate the approach to target comp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Medicina |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/8/405 |
| Summary: | Asthma is an important respiratory illness. Though pharmacological and biological treatment is well established and is staged according to endotypes and their responses to treatment, novel avenues are being explored. Our focus is complement. In this viewpoint, we evaluate the approach to target complement in this complex hypersensitivity reaction that develops chronicity and has a personal—as well as a societal—cost. |
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| ISSN: | 1010-660X |