Abstract
It has become apparent that the resolution of inflammation depends on the removal of unwanted inflammatory cells, a process governed by physiological apoptosis and non-inflammatory clearance of apoptotic cells. Granulocytes are central to many of the pathophysiological consequences of uncontrolled inflammatory reactions. Hemopoietic factors and cytokines play a critical role in regulating the longevity of these cells in vitro and in vivo. Here we review the progress that has been made in the understanding of granulocyte apoptosis and the implications for immunotherapy and pharmacological strategies in the treatment of allergic inflammatory diseases for therapeutic gain.
Keywords: eosinophil, neutrophil, inflammation, apoptosis, Il-5, gm-csf, glucocorticoids
Current Drug Targets - Inflammation & Allergy
Title: Regulation of Granulocyte Apoptosis by Hemopoietic Growth Factors, Cytokines and Drugs: Potential Relevance to Allergic Inflammation
Volume: 2 Issue: 4
Author(s): A. Walker, C. Ward, I. Dransfield, C. Haslett and A. G. Rossi
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Keywords: eosinophil, neutrophil, inflammation, apoptosis, Il-5, gm-csf, glucocorticoids
Abstract: It has become apparent that the resolution of inflammation depends on the removal of unwanted inflammatory cells, a process governed by physiological apoptosis and non-inflammatory clearance of apoptotic cells. Granulocytes are central to many of the pathophysiological consequences of uncontrolled inflammatory reactions. Hemopoietic factors and cytokines play a critical role in regulating the longevity of these cells in vitro and in vivo. Here we review the progress that has been made in the understanding of granulocyte apoptosis and the implications for immunotherapy and pharmacological strategies in the treatment of allergic inflammatory diseases for therapeutic gain.
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Walker A., Ward C., Dransfield I., Haslett C. and Rossi G. A., Regulation of Granulocyte Apoptosis by Hemopoietic Growth Factors, Cytokines and Drugs: Potential Relevance to Allergic Inflammation, Current Drug Targets - Inflammation & Allergy 2003; 2 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568010033484025
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568010033484025 |
Print ISSN 1568-010X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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