Research finds ways to ease asthma symptoms caused by seasonal allergies
Hindustan TimesResearchers from Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology have studied new ways to treat seasonal asthma. Research finds ways to ease asthma symptoms caused by seasonal allergies The findings of the study were published in the journal 'Science Immunology'. "Asthma has no cure and current treatments primarily focus on resolving the symptoms," said Ben Ulrich, PhD, lead author of the study. Once exposed to the seasonal allergens, which include exposure to pollens, fungi or other allergens only prevalent at certain times of the year, antigen-presenting cells activate CD4 positive T-cells to secrete cytokines, starting inflammatory cascades. "Asthma exists in multiple forms and seasonal or intermittent asthma can be very different from other forms because of chronic exposure to allergens," said Mark Kaplan, PhD, chair of the IU School of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology and senior author of the study.
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