Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Export

@article{citeulike:1016080, abstract = {Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is an uncommon but serious respiratory condition characterized by chronic airway inflammation and airway damage resulting from persistent colonization by and sensitization to the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. The immunopathogenesis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis involves several pathways. Aspergillus allergens stimulate an interleukin 5-mediated Th2 pathway responsible for the eosinophilic infiltrate, whereas aspergillus proteases promote epithelial activation and a potent chemokine response that induces neutrophilic airway inflammation. The resulting airway inflammation is intense, involves tissue damage and remodeling, and is linked with the severity of bronchiectasis. Treatment involves corticosteroids and antifungal therapy with oral azoles. Additional management seeks to monitor and control the other disease components of severe asthma, bronchiectasis, and disease exacerbations.}, address = {Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Peter.Gibson@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au}, author = {Gibson, P. G.}, citeulike-article-id = {1016080}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-939521}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16612769}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16612769}, doi = {10.1055/s-2006-939521}, issn = {1069-3424}, journal = {Semin Respir Crit Care Med}, keywords = {eosinophlicpneumonia}, month = {April}, number = {2}, pages = {185--191}, posted-at = {2006-12-27 07:34:18}, priority = {2}, title = {Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-939521}, volume = {27}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1016080 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1016080 N2 - Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is an uncommon but serious respiratory condition characterized by chronic airway inflammation and airway damage resulting from persistent colonization by and sensitization to the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. The immunopathogenesis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis involves several pathways. Aspergillus allergens stimulate an interleukin 5-mediated Th2 pathway responsible for the eosinophilic infiltrate, whereas aspergillus proteases promote epithelial activation and a potent chemokine response that induces neutrophilic airway inflammation. The resulting airway inflammation is intense, involves tissue damage and remodeling, and is linked with the severity of bronchiectasis. Treatment involves corticosteroids and antifungal therapy with oral azoles. Additional management seeks to monitor and control the other disease components of severe asthma, bronchiectasis, and disease exacerbations. IS - 2 JF - Semin Respir Crit Care Med SN - 1069-3424 AD - Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Peter.Gibson@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au EP - 191 TI - Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. VL - 27 SP - 185 KW - eosinophlicpneumonia AU - Gibson, PG PY - 2006/04// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-939521 ER -