Understanding the role of biological sex can optimize care and drug development in asthma

Expert Rev Respir Med. 2024 May;18(5):245-248. doi: 10.1080/17476348.2024.2369250. Epub 2024 Jun 17.

Authors

Neeloffer Mookherjee^{1

2}, Christopher Carlsten³

Affiliations

¹ Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
² Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
³ Air Pollution Exposure Laboratory, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

PMID: 38884581
DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2024.2369250

No abstract available

Keywords: Asthma; airways; biological sex; inflammation; lungs; therapy.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Anti-Asthmatic Agents* / therapeutic use
Asthma* / drug therapy
Asthma* / physiopathology
Drug Development*
Female
Humans
Male
Sex Factors

Substances

Anti-Asthmatic Agents