Allergic Asthma

A single dose of immunotherapy treatment prevented reductions in FEV1 among patients with cat allergies and mild asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Researchers found an association between larger households and higher naive regulatory T-cell levels, which in turn were associated with less allergic sensitization and disease at age 12 months, according to a study.

Some patterns have emerged regarding the effects of aeroallergens on pregnant women with respiratory allergies, but the clinical importance of these patterns remains unclear, according to study results.

The pro-inflammatory protein IL-3 appeared to regulate the burden of allergic asthma by inducing T regulatory cell response and reducing the proliferation of type 2 innate lymphoid cells, according to a study in Frontiers in Immunology.

The Th2 cytokine IL-13 appeared to play a significant role in protecting people with allergic asthma against the damaging effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

House dust mite sublingual immunotherapy tablets reduced inhaled corticosteroid use among patients with mild to moderate allergic asthma, according to a systematic review in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Omalizumab benefited patients with moderate to severe allergic asthma regardless of their BMI, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

In a new study, distinct longitudinal trajectories of asthma and allergies from childhood to middle age were associated with different profiles of extrapulmonary comorbidities and risk for COPD.

Leo Pharma, Oneness Biotech and Microbio Shanghai have entered into a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement for FB825, a novel atopic dermatitis and allergic asthma drug candidate, according to a press release.