AsthmaImmunePhenotypes哮喘免疫表型的表征.pptVIP

AsthmaImmunePhenotypes哮喘免疫表型的表征 DisclosuresResearch (funds paid to University of Illinois at Chicago) NIHOther sources of support: American Thoracic Society AsthmaAsthma is clinically defined as a syndrome with episodic wheezing, shortness of breath, cough and sputum productionThe constant features are airway irritability (hyperresponsiveness) and inflammation Asthma: EpidemiologyBetween 150-300 million patients worldwide15-25 million in the U.S.Most common chronic disease of childhoodOver 500,000 E.R. visits per year25,000 ICU admissions5-6,000 deaths in U.S.On the increase Allergic Asthma: