Immunological factors, important players in the development of asthma.

Abstract

Asthma is a heterogeneous disease, and its development is the result of a combination of factors, including genetic factors, environmental factors, immune dysfunction and other factors. Its specific mechanism has not yet been fully investigated. With the improvement of disease models, research on the pathogenesis of asthma has made great progress. Immunological disorders play an important role in asthma. Previously, we thought that asthma was mainly caused by an imbalance between Th1 and Th2 immune responses, but this theory cannot fully explain the pathogenesis of asthma. Recent studies have shown that T-cell subsets such as Th1 cells, Th2 cells, Th17 cells, Tregs and their cytokines contribute to asthma through different mechanisms. For the purpose of the present study, asthma was classified into distinct phenotypes based on airway inflammatory cells, such as eosinophilic asthma, characterized by predominant eosinophil aggregates, and neutrophilic asthma, characterized by predominant neutrophil aggregates. This paper will examine the immune mechanisms underlying different types of asthma, and will utilize data from animal models and clinical studies targeting specific immune pathways to inform more precise treatments for this condition.