ASTHMA: AN IMMUNOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Abstract:
Asthma continues to be an extremely actual issue and constantly redefining. Inflammation is
the main feature of asthma with all the structures, cells and mechanisms involved. An essential part of
the asthmatic inflammation is based on immune processes involving both local and general immune
structures and the cooperation of the innate and acquired immunity, the cellular with the humoral
immunity. Within this large framework, we can speak about the lung as a genuine immune organ, and
about the asthma as an alteration of homeostasis. Intimate knowledge of the mechanisms involved can
generate solutions in terms of diagnosis, long-term monitoring, targeted therapy for the asthmatic
patient and can improve its prognosis
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