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JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIONAL ALLERGOLOGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 27, Issue 6, Pages 346-355Publisher
ESMON PUBLICIDAD S A, DEPT ALLERGY
DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0201
Keywords
Airway epithelium; Barrier dysfunction; Respiratory allergy; Redox biology; Air pollutants
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- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad [SAF2014-53209-R]
- ISCIII [RD12/0013/0015, RD16/0006/0014]
- Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)
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Airway epithelium is the cellular structure with the greatest surface exposed to a plethora of environmental airborne substances, including microorganisms, respiratory viruses, air pollutants, and allergens. In addition to being a protective physical barrier at the air liquid interface, the airway epithelium acts as an effective chemical and immunological barrier that plays a crucial role in orchestrating the immune response in the lungs, by supporting the activation, recruitment, and mobilization of immune cells. Airway epithelium dysfunction has been clearly associated with various airway inflammatory diseases, such as allergic asthma. Although it is not fully understood why a person develops respiratory allergy, a growing body of evidence shows that the nature of the host's immune response is strongly determined by the state of the airway epithelium at the time of contact with the inhaled allergen. Our review highlights the physiological state of airway epithelium as a key element in the development of allergy and, particularly, in exacerbation of asthma. We review the role of physiological oxidants as signaling molecules in lung biology and allergic diseases and examine how high exposure to air pollutants (eg, cigarette smoke and diesel particles) can contribute to the increased incidence of respiratory allergy and exacerbation of the disease.
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