Signal transducer and activator of transcription protein; Th17, T helper cells that produce interleukin-17; Th1, T helper 1; Th2, T helper 2; Th9, T helper cells that produce interleukin-9; TNFα, Tumor necrosis factor alpha; TSLP, Thymic stromal lymphopoietin; TBXA2, Tromboxane receptor A2; ULABA, Ultra-long-acting beta-agonists; ULAMA, ultra-long-acting muscarinic agonists; WHO, World Health Organization. â The Task Force of Immunopharmacology (TIPCO) within the Immunology Section of EAACI was established in 2017 to connect scientist and clinicians with the different scientific backgrounds-physicians and basic scientists, pharmacologists, computational biologists-with the task of examining recent breakthroughs on basic mechanisms of immune regulation and review their application in current, upcoming, and paradigm-shifting therapeutic approaches for allergy and clinical immunology-related diseases. The different topics for this first position paper, based on comparison of biologicals and small molecule drug therapeutic approaches, were assigned and drafted by authors' subgroups. They were further discussed, developed, and compiled during a meeting in Salerno (February 24-25, 2018). The position paper draft was thereafter recirculated and critically appraised until the final version was approved by all Task Force Members.
AbstractChronic airway diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), together with their comorbidities, bear a significant burden on public health. Increased appreciation of molecular networks underlying inflammatory airway disease needs to be translated into new therapies for distinct phenotypes not controlled by current treatment regimens. On the other hand, development of new