title: Interleukin-17 regulation: an attractive therapeutic approach for asthma.
abstract: Interleukin (IL)-17 is recognized to play a critical role in numerous immune and inflammatory responses by regulating the expression of various inflammatory mediators, which include cytokines, chemokines, and adhesion molecules. There is growing evidence that IL-17 is involved in the pathogenesis of asthma. IL-17 orchestrates the neutrophilic influx into the airways and also enhances T-helper 2 (Th2) cell-mediated eosinophilic airway inflammation in asthma. Recent studies have demonstrated that not only inhibitor of IL-17 per se but also diverse regulators of IL-17 expression reduce antigen-induced airway inflammation, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and Th2 cytokine levels in animal models of asthma. This review will summarize the role of IL-17 in the context of allergic airway inflammation and discuss the therapeutic potential of various strategies targeting IL-17 for asthma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Seoung Ju
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yong Chul
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000378:metabolism*; D020381:Interleukin-17 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D020381:Interleukin-17