Breathing Better Through Bugs: Asthma and the Microbiome.

摘要: Asthma is a highly heterogeneous disease characterized by inflammation of the airways, which invokes symptoms such as wheeze, dyspnea, and chest tightness. product multiple interconnected immunological processes represents constellation related, but distinct, phenotypes. The prevalence asthma has more than doubled since 1980s, efforts to understand this increase have inspired consideration microbiome key player in pathophysiology regulation disease. While recent years seen an explosion new research area, researchers are only beginning untangle mechanisms may influence asthma. This review will focus on relationship between immune system how influences development also highlight evidence that point way toward therapies potential cures for ancient respiratory foe.