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Anti-IgE therapy inhibits chemotaxis, proliferation and transformation of circulating fibrocytes in patients with severe allergic asthma.

Chun-Hua WangChih-Ming WengTzu-Ting HuangMeng-Jung LeeChun-Yu LoMei-Chuan ChenChun-Liang ChouHan-Pin Kuo
Published in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2021)
Omalizumab reduced the number of circulating fibrocytes, cell and number of fibrocytes as well as α-SMA+ fibrocytes after 3-7 days of culture in SAA patients. IL-33 and IL-13 may be implicated in the effectiveness of omalizumab in inhibiting fibrocyte activation contributing partly to the clinical benefits in reducing lamina propria and basement membrane thickening.
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