Eosinophils capture viruses, a capacity that is defective in asthma
Allergy2019Vol. 74(10), pp. 1898–1909
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Yanaika S. Sabogal Piñeros, Suzanne M. Bal, Annemiek Dijkhuis, Christof J. Majoor, Barbara Dierdorp, Tamara Dekker, Esmée P. Hoefsmit, Peter I. Bonta, Daisy I. Picavet, Nicole N. van der Wel, Leo Koenderman, Peter J. Sterk, Lara Ravanetti, René Lutter
Abstract
This previously unrecognized and in asthma attenuated antiviral property provides a new perspective to eosinophils in asthma. This is indicative of an imbalance between protective and cytotoxic properties by eosinophils that may underlie asthma exacerbations.
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