Is there a role for type 2 CD8⁺ T cells in patients with steroid-resistant asthma?

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Sep;144(3):648-650. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.07.022. Epub 2019 Jul 31.

Authors

Erwin W Gelfand¹, Timothy S C Hinks²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colo. Electronic address: erwin3460@gmail.com.
² Respiratory Medicine Unit and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Nuffield Department of Medicine Experimental Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.

PMID: 31376407
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.07.022

No abstract available

Keywords: CD8(+) T cell; asthma; steroid resistant; type 2 CD8(+) cell; type 2 cytokine.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Animals
Asthma / drug therapy
Asthma / immunology*
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology*
Drug Resistance
Humans

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones

Grants and funding

211050/Z/18/Z/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom