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Type-2 inflammatory mediators as targets for precision medicine in children
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  • Amelia Licari,
  • Riccardo Castagnoli,
  • Sara Manti,
  • Elena Chiappini,
  • Gian Luigi Marseglia
Amelia Licari
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo

Corresponding Author:amelia.licari@unipv.it

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Riccardo Castagnoli
Universita degli Studi di Pavia
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Sara Manti
UOC Genetics and Immunology Paediatrics
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Elena Chiappini
University of Florence, Meyer Children's Hospital
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Gian Luigi Marseglia
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
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Abstract

The prevalence, heterogeneity and severity of type 2 inflammatory diseases, including asthma and atopic dermatitis, continue to rise, especially in children and adolescents. Type 2 inflammation is mediated by both the innate and adaptive immune cells and sustained by a specific subset of cytokines, such as interleukin(IL)‐4, IL‐5,IL‐13, and IgE. IL-4 and IL-13 are considered signature type 2 cytokines, as they both have a pivotal role in many of the pathobiological changes featured in asthma and atopic dermatitis. Several biologics targeting IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13, as well as IgE, have been proposed to treat severe allergic disease in the pediatric population with promising results. A better definition of type 2 inflammatory pathways is essential to implement targeted therapeutic strategies.
06 Jul 2020Submitted to Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
06 Jul 2020Editorial Decision: Accept