Zeitschrift für Atemwegsmedizin

Abstrakt

Management and Understanding of Asthma during Adulthood

Shuofeng Yuan

Basic research has made significant progress in understanding the link between the innate and acquired type II immune responses in asthma and the role of the airway epithelium. New information is emerging regarding the etiology and heterogeneity of severe asthma. In the field of pediatric asthma, important translational clinical trials are underway to treat allergies to improve asthma outcomes and to improve drug delivery to optimize asthma management. Additionally, there is growing data on the use of biologic agents to treat severe asthma. This paper describes the most notable advances in understanding and managing asthma.